SAN MARTIN CHURCH
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Church of the XIXth century, with many remarkable ornamental elements of which a bell tower of 77 meters in Pau
Built in 1863, the Saint-Martin church was designed by the Strasbourg architect Emile Boeswillwald, who also restored the Saint-Chapelle in Paris. His plans are based on the Latin cross model to recall Christ on the cross. Located at the gates of the castle, the church is topped by a 77-meter bell tower and is built of Arudy and Angoulême stones. The paintings and sculptures are the work of renowned artists: Steinheil, Flandrin, Geoffroy-Dechaume, Michel-Pascal. In addition, Saint-Martin has a Werner organ and a remarkable carillon. The treasure contains some precious objects offered by Queen Isabella, during her escape from Spain in 1868.
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Une petite chapelle du 14e siècle, localisée près du château, devient vite trop petite pour accommoder la population et est agrandie de 1478 à 1472 par Gaston IV de Foix-Béarn. Elle devient l’église Saint-Martin, unique église paroissiale jusqu’en 1801. Celle-ci devient elle aussi trop exiguë et les couvents autour de la place Clémenceau accueillent le trop plein de fidèles. Ce n’est que deux siècles plus tard, au cours de la deuxième moitié du 19e siècle qu’est construite une grande église sur un autre site (inauguration mai 1871). Vétuste, l’ancienne église Saint-Martin est détruite en 1885. Son clocher toutefois demeure … saurez-vous le localiser? … C’est l’actuelle tour du Parlement de Navarre!