BASILIQUE DE SAINT-QUENTIN

SIGHT - ARCHITECTURES

Place de la Basilique, 02100 Saint-Quentin, SAINT-QUENTIN, FRANCE

Local level recommended in Saint-Quentin, FRANCE

Historic Religious Building

Building la Basilique de St. Quentin was began in 1195 and continued for 300 years. The city was besieged in 1557 by the Spanish. In 1871, St. Quentin was captured by the Germans during the Franco-German War.

Germans occupied the city on 28th August 1914, after which there were many battles with Allied troops fighting in this locality. On 15th August 1917, the cathedral was set on fire and by the next afternoon all that was left was the outer walls.

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BASILIQUE DE SAINT-QUENTIN

Place de la Basilique
02100 Saint-Quentin,
District: SAINT-QUENTIN, FRANCE

Tel: +33(0)3 23 67 05 00

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BASILIQUE DE SAINT-QUENTIN, Place de la Basilique, 02100 Saint-Quentin, District: SAINT-QUENTIN, FRANCE

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