I'm not Catholic but decided to walk to the Basilique early one morning. It was just a beautiful, quiet church. Choir practice was taking place outdoors and I listened for a while, strolled around the church, and went inside to meditate. Just couldn't figure out where to leave a donation.
La basilic Saint Anne est un véritable Joyaux. Elle est en pierre du Djoué, et son accoustique est incomparable. Son clochet vient dêtre posé et sa toiture entière rénovée est en tuile de terre cuite émaillée.C un lieu de paix, enchanteur....il est situé entre le Centre-Ville et Poto-Poto, quartier animée de la ville.
c'est une trés belle Eglise et vraiment le saint esprit y est. la priere est une passion. cette Eglise est vraiment parfaite. si vous doutez, allez visiter
There isn't a lot to see in Brazzaville but, even if there was, Basilique St. Anne is worth a stop. The architecture on the inside and outside was very impressinve and it provided a nice sense of calm compared to the city outside. Very serene and large enough to spend a decent amount of time walking around.
This is really lovely and distinctive to look at and the grounds are an oasis of calm. Unfortunately it was closed when we went and there are no certain hours.
Cette basilique doit son nom à la première fille du général Degaulle morte prématurément de maladie.Detruite pendant la guerre du 5 juin 1997, elle fut réhabilitée grâce à l'aide inestimable de l'état congolais. Le coût de cette réhabilitation est estimé à 1 milliard de FCFA.Les tuiles et la cloche ont été importées de France.
This is a beautiful example of very well designed sacred architecture. Not often found even in Europe. Or maybe it's just so different from it's neighbourhood, that makes the effect. Still, quite inspiring. Inside looks much bigger than from outside.
A construção em tijolo burro vermelho e a cobertura verde dão a esta basílica uma beleza única. O enorme crucifixo de madeira pendurado por correntes á abobada é magnífico. O coro da missa é espetacular embora demore tempo demais. Não gostei de pseudo guarda que não deixava tirar fotos no exterior da Basílica ( a interna abordagem á gorjeta).
Nice atmosphere on Sundays, during church services, and a good way of feeling the spirit of the Congolese people
Original, à voir ! L'architecture est originale, comme beaucoup d'églises africaines elle est très grande, très large, pouvant accueillir beaucoup de monde. J'ai aussi aimé la messe en plein air à coté.