Notre-Dame de Nice

The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Nice (French: Basilique Notre-Dame de Nice) is a Roman Catholic basilica situated on the Avenue Jean Médecin in the centre of Nice, in France. It is in the Neo-Gothic architectural tradition.

The towers of the basilica
Notre Dame de Nice by night

The basilica, built between 1864 and 1868, was designed by Louis Lenormand and is the largest church in Nice,[1] but is not the cathedral of the city.

Inspired by Angers Cathedral, it is built in the Gothic style. Its construction was motivated by a desire to frenchify the city after the County of Nice was annexed to France from the Kingdom of Sardinia, and at the time Gothic buildings were supposed to be characteristically French. Its most prominent features are the two square towers 65 m high, which dominate the east front together with a large rose window featuring scenes of the Assumption of Mary.

On 29 October 2020, three people were killed at the church in an act of Islamic terrorism.[2] The suspect was identified as a 21 year old Tunisian illegal immigrant man,[3][4] who had reportedly shouted "Allahu Akbar" while holding a Quran.[5]

  • Nave
  • Chancel

References
  1. "website of the Mairie de Nice". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  2. "France attack: Deadly stabbing in Nice 'is terrorism', says mayor". BBC News. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. Paris, Charles Bremner. "Nice terror attack: migrant tried to behead victims". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  4. "European Union urges quick WHO reform, asks for more transparency in pandemics". Hindustan Times. 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  5. "France on alert amid mass protests". Hindustan Times. 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2020-10-30.

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