The Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Nicolas dominates the ramparts of Briançon. Its history is strongly linked to the Catholic policy of Louis XIV and therefore to the important military presence in the town in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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The Collegiate Church was built at the beginning of the 18th century to replace the old medieval church destroyed during the construction of the ramparts. This old 12th century building had been built on the road to Grenoble, in front of the cemetery. In the 16th century, the church still has its real, porch supported by stylophoric lions (preserved and placed at the entrance to the Collegiate Church, under the gallery), and its bell tower with octagonal spire, in the Lombard Romanesque...
- TipsVery rare: the clock on the ceiling is worth noting inside.
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Contact Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Nicolas collegiate church
- www.ville-briancon.fr