St Peter's Collegiate Church is a Gothic building that is impressive with its magnificent spire and intricately carved stone facade. The interior of the church is richly decorated with many exquisite stained glass windows showing religious stories and biblical scenes.
Fantastic
Fantastic church - one of the biggest in Northern France. Great artwork, history and an amazing building. Free entry, and hardly anyone there so a great opportunity to look around at your leisure. Hid...
Huge size
Length of 112 m and a width of 42 m with a vaulted ceiling at 25 meters. Huge dimensions for a town of 40,000 inhabitants. Scaffolding on the outside. The inside shows decay, probably from leakages in...
Lovely building
Popped into church whilst visiting the area lovely church. Light a Candle 1 euro. Quiet corners so you are not disturbed if you wish to pray
Exterior work spoiled visit
There is a huge amount of exterior work taking place and this did impact our visit, it would have been lovely to see the church in its full glory. As with many buildings in Douai it is illuminated at...
Alliance of Gothic and NeoClassicism
This large church is visible from a distance thanks to a high neo-classical dome and a high Gothic Tower. Inside it is empty: the rich decor is only in the altar part, but on sunday the church is ...