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Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc Church of Gien

Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc Church of Gien

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Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc Church of Gien

Name: Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc Church of Gien
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Location: Gien, Montargis, Centre-Val de Loire, France

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1. Gien Castle – Old Bridge of Gien loop from Les Dameraudes

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2. Old Bridge of Gien – Gien Castle loop from Les Grands Boulards

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3. Old Bridge of Gien – Loire Riverside Walking Path loop from Les Grands Boulards

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Emiel

October 11, 2021

The Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc church overlooks the town of Gien. Only the bell tower resisted the bombings of June 1940. The church was rebuilt in the 1950s, in red brick, to harmonize with the neighboring castle.

The Sainte Joan of Arc church is the last of the buildings built on the same site since the end of the Middle Ages. It is made of cut stone, brick and slate. Combining tradition and modernity, the church of Gien is entirely characteristic of the first reconstruction, based on the desire to rebuild, if not identically, with the greatest respect for regional architectural tradition. Thus it borrows as much from regionalism as from modernity, skillfully mixing brick and reinforced concrete, or traditional masonry and modern construction system.

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JakobusPilger

October 5, 2023

JEANNE d'ARC, known in German-speaking countries as "JOHANNA von ORLEANS", (1412? to 1431) was an important person in the history of France at the time of the so-called 100 Years' War between the kingdoms of England and France. After her capture, she was condemned as a heretic (at the instigation of the English) and burned, but two and a half decades later (at the instigation of the French) this sentence was overturned. She is the patroness of France.
The music group OMD (Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark) dedicated a song to her in the early 1980s: "Maid of Orleans". Find it on YouTube here:

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Elevation 200 m

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Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc Church of Gien

1. Gien Castle – Old Bridge of Gien loop from Les Dameraudes

2. Old Bridge of Gien – Gien Castle loop from Les Grands Boulards

3. Old Bridge of Gien – Loire Riverside Walking Path loop from Les Grands Boulards

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