Mengamati Sejarah Arsitektur Saint Roch Paris

Written By Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant

The site originally housed a modest chapel dedicated to Saint Susanna in the early 16th century. It was later rebuilt into a larger church in 1577 by Étienne Dinocheau.

The current structure’s foundation stone was laid in 1653 by Louis XIV, in the presence of Anne of Austria. Construction unfolded over nearly a century, chiefly guided by Jacques Lemercier (1653–1690) oversaw the nave and choir.

Jules Hardouin-Mansart (from 1701): designed the remarkably ornate elliptical chapelle de la Vierge (1706-1710) topped with a painted dome by Jean-Baptiste Pierre. Robert de Cotte and his son Jules-Robert de Cotte: crafted the two-tiered façade (1736–1739) inspired by Rome’s Church of the Gesù.

Its lower tier features Doric columns, while the top tier boasts Corinthian columns and a prominent triangular pediment. The church was completed around 1722, though finishing touches extended into the 1740s.

Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant

Herwin Gunawan, founder of ALTA Integra, is a Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant. He provides holistic integration of acoustic engineering, lighting design, energy and thermal optimization through passive strategies, and intelligent integration of advanced audiovisual and information technologies, aligned with the UN SDGs, ESG principles, LEED, and WELL certification frameworks. Based in Jakarta, he serves the international market.

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