imported document on the site 2010-07-26 and amended for the last time 2010-07-27
The Church of St. Augustine (Paris) has been built under the direction of Victor Baltard between 1860 and 1871. The land for the building is small, so they used a metal structure for the building. The advantage of this kind of construction is the absence of flying buttresses. That was the first time a great building was built with a metal structure. The land also not having a rectangular shape, wich is why the church is trapezoidal, with a narrow face and a much larger chorus. It measures about 100m long and rises to 80m high.
comment from : Maxime - posted 2015-03-17 11:23:19
Salut ! très belles photos ! j'aimerai beaucoup savoir comment tu as pu avoir accès/l'autorisation de monter sur le toit de st augustin :)