the protestant temple
10, rue Max Durand-FardelFinanced in part by the British community of curists who frequented Vichy, the temple on rue Durand-Fardel takes up the codes of the Anglican temple and in particular the perpendicular Gothic style which did not exist in France. One can recognize this style by the almost flat vaults supported by ribbed columns in the form of a fan. Inside, nothing should disturb the quest of the faithful. No majestic altars, but a pulpit.
With no other decoration than the gospels of Mark (love of one’s neighbor) and John (the grace of God), it overhangs a simple wooden table holding the gospels, the bread of communion and an empty cross. This cross no longer carries the body of Christ. He is risen…