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The Church of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic abbey church located in Bordeaux, southern France. It is annexed to a Benedictine abbey founded in the 7th century, and was built in the late 11th-early 12th centuries.
The Church of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic abbey church located in Bordeaux, southern France. It is annexed to 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.
Address: Place Pierre Renaudel, 33800 Bordeaux, France
Architectural style: Romanesque architecture
Phone: +33 5 56 94 30 50
Region: Gironde