Saint-Louis de Vincennes

The architects Jacques Droz and Joseph Marrast were chosen in 1912. Building began in 1914, was halted by the war, and the church was consecrated in 1924; its decoration was completed in 1927. Four great arches of reinforced concrete, crossing at right angles, define a single nave. Maurice Denis, a founder of the Ateliers d’art sacré, and Henry Marret painted the frescoes; the ceramics are by Maurice Dhomme and the wrought iron by Raymond Subes. The church was classified as a historic monument in 1996. The photograph looks up into the arches and across to the choir, where Maurice Denis painted a great mural.