Chapel of the Villa Algerienne

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Chapel of the Villa Algerienne
inside view

The chapel of the Villa algérienne in the district L'Herbe of Lège-Cap-Ferret , a French commune in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , was built in 1884/85. The chapel , consecrated on September 8, 1885, has been classified as a Monument historique since 2008 .

The chapel in oriental style was built next to his villa , which was demolished in 1966 , according to plans by the architect Jean-Eugène Ormières (1823–1890) for the entrepreneur Léon Lesca († 1913) . The private chapel served as a place of worship for his family and house staff. After the death of Léon Lesca, the family donated the chapel to the Archdiocese of Bordeaux .

The Moorish style was used more often at this time in the baths places of the region, such as the Moorish Casino in Arcachon . The chapel is richly adorned with colorful ceramic tiles and ornate horseshoe arches.

Since the extensive renovation in 2010/11, services have been held in the chapel again. In the summer months the church building is also used for concerts.

  • Tower with cross

  • window

  • Pillar with capital of the portal

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , p. 78.

Web links

Commons : Chapel of the Villa algérienne  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chapelle de la Villa algérienne in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 44 ° 41 ′ 10.5 "  N , 1 ° 14 ′ 7.2"  W.