Church of the Holy Cross, Bordeaux

Local nameAbbatiale Sainte-Croix
LocationBordeaux

The Church of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic church located in Bordeaux, southern France.It was formerly the church of a Benedictine abbey founded in the 7th century, and was built in the late 11th-early 12th centuries. The façade is in the Romanesque architectural style.

The church has a nave and four aisles, a transept with apses on each arm, and a polygonal apse. The nave is 39 m long, while the apse is 15.30 m high. Its organ dates from the 18th century.

In the 19th century, the church was renovated by Paul Abadie. The former Benedictine abbey now houses the École des beaux-arts de Bordeaux.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Holy_Cross,_Bordeaux

Address 1 Rue de Tauzia, Bordeaux 33800, France

Coordinates 44°49'51.743" N -0°33'39.446" E

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