Chapel of the Holy Spirit
Quimper, FR
The construction of the chapel adjoining the college began in 1666, according to the plans of the Jesuit architect Charles Turmel. The model proposed is that of the Jesuit novitiate in Paris, built according to the plans of Father Martellange in 1630, but the construction, which was to take four years, was not completed until 1748. The Jesuit style is characterized by a sobriety of lines and the splendour of the decoration. The architects, who were inspired by the "Roman Baroque", often kept the triangular pediment, decorating it sometimes with volutes and sometimes with columns.