Saint Nicolas Church, Toulouse
Saint-Nicolas Church (Toulouse) | |
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Saint Nicolas Church | |
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Location | 25 Grande Rue Saint-Nicolas, 31000 Toulouse, France |
Geographic coordinates | 43°35′57″N 1°26′03″E / 43.599271°N 1.434257°ECoordinates: 43°35′57″N 1°26′03″E / 43.599271°N 1.434257°E |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
State | Haute-Garonne |
Province | Archdiocese of Toulouse |
Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
Architectural type | Church |
Architectural style | Gothic architecture |
Groundbreaking | XIVe (Bell Tower) |
Saint-Nicolas Church is located in Saint Cyprien neighbourhood on the west side of the Garonne River, just outside the old city walls of Toulouse.
Description
Saint Nicolas is the patron saint of sailors and those who are afraid of sinking. He might have been frequently solicited in a neighbourhood that has known yearly flash flood, for instance, the 1875 significant one.
Its Tolosan style octagonal bell tower was rebuilt around 1300, copying those of Saint Sernin and Church of the Jacobins.
Gallery
- Overview in 2008, before restoration
- Portal
- Tympanum
- Interior
- Organ
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