Notre-Dame du Raincy

Modernist French church.

Overview

Notre-Dame du Raincy, using concrete, is a 1923 church in Le Raincy, France.

Core Characteristics

• Slender concrete columns.
• Stained glass, open interior.
• Modernist aesthetic.

Architectural Connections

• Modern: 20th century.
• Religious: Church.
• Modernism: Core movement.

Influence and Legacy

Designed by Auguste Perret, concrete pioneer.

Related Concepts & Techniques

Concrete Construction (technique), Functionalism (theory), Column (element), Modernism (movement)