ChurchAisne
Basilique de Saint-Quentin
Saint-Quentin
Dimensions
82 m long, spire of 82 m
Period
12th – 15th century
What stands there
brings together every style from Romanesque to Baroque
Built over the tomb of Saint Quentin, the Roman martyr who evangelised Picardy, this basilica is an architectural rarity: its construction, spread over more than three centuries, superimposed and blended every style from early Romanesque to Baroque, by way of Flamboyant Gothic.
Getting there : Free admission
Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.
Ambient sound
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- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Grâce de CambraiCathedral · Cambrai · 36 km
This place in the great stories
- The via Francigena: the road to RomeTombs of Peter and Paul venerated from Antiquity; name via Francigena attested in 876…
In the same department
All places — Aisne (17).