If you associate the word “vault” with a bank, you’re sure to be dazzled by what you’re about to discover at Sainte-Famille church. An impressive architectural achievement inspired by the Louis XVI style, the barrel vault, which extends into the nave, features double arches and moldings designed in 1879. The result also evokes works discovered during excavations in Pompeii.
The whole is the fruit of remarkable work by talented artists such as Bourgeau, Beaulieu and Berlinguet. In fact, if you look up at the ceiling, you’ll see lovely angel heads sculpted by Berlinguet at the transepts and above the choir.
Their beauty, preserved over all these years, is particularly impressive in this age of programmed obsolescence…