Stella Matutina is an unusual monument located in Saint-Cloud, created by Alain Bourdonnais, during an architectural competition.
Alain Bourdonnais created Stella la Matutina (morning star) during an architectural competition asking participants to design a lighting system. Stella Matutina glows like a star. Its copper roof is supported by nine wooden beams, some of which rise 33 meters high. Blanchet designed the stained glass windows that light up in the daylight. Adrien Maciet's organ is very effective in this space with incredible acoustics. The work of Claude Maréchal, made of enamel and synthetic crystals, stands behind the altar. An unusual monument.
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ainsi dans son ouvrage semi-autobiographique de 1967 "Les enclume de cristal", p. 248 (Ed. Jean-Michel Garnier) :
"Avec sa nef polygonale, son cul-de-lampe circulaire au sommet des arêtiers, juchée sur neuf culées de maçonnerie, étoilée sur son pourtour de chapelles algues telles des flammes, sa crosse d'auvent qui défie l'apesanteur et la petite croix pattée que Jean y a disposée dans le coin le plus secret, à l'insu de tous, afin que ceux qui savent lire le message des confréries y trouvent le compte de la tradition. Dans vingt ans, lorsque le cuivre qui la recouvre aura pris la teinte de vert-de-gris, Stella Matutina fera lever la tête aux hommes de loi rongés de remords. Ils en ont aussi, parfois...".
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