The tower Saint Jacques – Paris, France - Front view

The tower Saint Jacques is an isolated tower, built between 1509 and 1523, raised drawn up in the middle of the first Parisian public garden, which bears its name, in 4 District of Paris.While resuming certain elements of the style contemporary Louis XII, this building shows to what extent the Parisian in particular religious architecture believer for the main part in the style Flamboyant Gothic of XVth s shows himself reluctant to the novelties brought of Italy and stays as in the hotel of Cluny.If the general architecture of the building remains faithful for the main part to the style Flamboyant Gothic of the XVth, she it resumes takes back not less certain novelties led inferred by the new style Louis XII who triumphs then by marking a transition between the Gothic art and the First Renaissance.Under this influence, the bays berries of the bell tower, giving formerly onto the room chamber of bells, as well as in the whole of niches, show a trend tendency marked well to part from the bow arc to ogivalpour get closer to the full round arch hanger whereas triumph bows arcs in bell, in embrace or others against very characteristic broken curves of this new style.

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