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| 2803 Grenoble - The interior of the Church of Saint John the Evangelist (1) |
Built between 1963 and 1965, the roman catholic Church of Saint John the Evangelist was certified in 2003 a "Heritage of the 20th century". It shows a circular shape of 37m in diameter and is described as the most outstanding new church in Grenoble. In 1979, the hyperbolic self-supporting roof had to be redone, because it had problems with the infiltration of the rain water. The current roof is topped by a lantern with nine windows on which is erected a cross.
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| 2803 Grenoble - The interior of the Church of Saint John the Evangelist (2) |
The nave, in the shape of bowl, elevated at 5m, is supported by 18 pillars of reinforced concrete. The dome covering the altar in the shape of inverted cone marks the presence, on the lower level, of a chapel constructed from raw concrete formwork. The interior houses a beautiful colorful icon of Christ on the cross, a copy of a work of the 13th century, made in 1988 by a parishioner, Alain Plotard. The baptismal font is of carved stone from ancient origin.
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