Église Saint-Germain-l'Écossais
Amiens, FR
The church of Saint-Germain-l'Écossais is first mentioned in 1131, but the present church was mainly built between 1455 and 1490. From 1855 to 1877, the town's architect, Louis Henry Antoine, carried out a complete restoration of the church. The church was damaged in 1918, at the end of the First World War, by German bombing. It was more seriously damaged during the Second World War, when the German bombardment of 19 May 1940 destroyed the south gable and much of the furniture. The restoration of the building took a long time, from 1957 to 1992.