Saint-Joseph, Le Havre

Saint-Joseph, Le Havre

Parish church
name = St Joseph's Church, Le Havre


dedication = St Joseph
denomination = Roman Catholic
diocese = Le Havre
parish = Saint Martin du LittoralInfobox World Heritage Site
WHS = Le Havre
Type = Cultural
Criteria = ii, iv
ID = 1181
Region = Europe and North America
Year = 2005
Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1181

Saint-Joseph, Le Havre is a 107-metre tall church in Le Havre, France. Construction on the church began in 1951, and ended in 1957. Some interpret its gloomy, neo-Gothic interior as a memorial to the five thousand civilians who died in Le Havre during a Nazi siege. [Andrew Saint, " [http://www.lrb.co.uk/v25/n03/sain01_.html In Le Havre] ". "London Review of Books", 6 February 2003.]

It was built, along with the vast majority of the current town, after the total devastation the town suffered during the Second World War. It is dedicated to local citizens killed during those air raids.

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The Church was designed by the chief architect for the reconstruction of the town, Auguste Perret. Work was begun in 1951 and the church was completed by 1958. The tower is 106m tall and acts as a beacon visible from out at sea, especially at night when the tower is illuminated.

Auguste Perret was the teacher and mentor to the Swiss architect Le Corbusier.

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