Saint-Quentin

Saint-Quentin — a town rebuilt in Art Deco

After the destruction of the First World War, Saint-Quentin was rebuilt and decorated in Art Deco between 1922 and 1934: the railway station, attributed to Urbain Cassan from plans by Gustave Umbdenstock, Louis Guindez’s town hall decoration, the Nouvelles Galeries, the post office and the Neuville chapel.

5 stops · Duration 1h45 · Distance 3 km

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1. Hôtel de ville de Saint-Quentin (salle du conseil et vestibule Art déco)

   Louis Guindez · 1926

   Saint-Quentin's town hall, originally built between 1331 and 1509 in the Flamboyant Gothic style, was extensively restored after the First World War.

2. Anciennes Nouvelles Galeries (Grand Bazar)

   Sylvère Laville & Julien Heulot · 1927

   Entirely destroyed during the First World War, the department store known as Le Grand Bazar, later Les Nouvelles Galeries, was rebuilt from 1922 to 1927 under the direction of the

3. Hôtel des postes de Saint-Quentin

   René Delannoy · 1929

   Saint-Quentin's main post office, on rue de Lyon, was built in 1929 by the architect René Delannoy.

4. Gare de Saint-Quentin

   Gustave Umbdenstock & Urbain Cassan · 1926

   The present Saint-Quentin station, the third on the site, was built in 1926 for the Compagnie du Nord.

5. Chapelle Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus de Neuville

   Narcisse Laurent · 1934

   This Art Deco chapel, located in the Neuville district of Saint-Quentin, was built in 1934 to plans by the architect Narcisse Laurent.

Translated from the French original.