Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Saint-Quentin

Dienville is a village (pop. ~850) on the Aube River. The parish church of St. Quentin, built in the 15th and 16th centuries in flamboyant Gothic The Romanesque Madonna, placed behind thick and reflecting glass, was created within the 12th century and is much older than the church.

Dienville is a village (pop. ~850) on the Aube River. The parish church of St. Quentin, built in the 15th and 16th centuries in flamboyant Gothic. An ass

Dienville is a village (pop. ~850) on the Aube River. The parish church of St. Quentin, built in the 15th and 16th centuries in flamboyant Gothic.

Dienville is a village (pop. ~850) on the Aube River. See here is the bridge over the river and the church of St. Quentin, built in the 15th and 16th centuries.

The First World War hit Saint-Quentin very hard. In September 1914, the city was overrun by the German army. In 1916, Saint-Quentin was the center of the war zone, as the German defence line (aka "Hindenburg Line", "Siegfried Linie", run through here. The population got evacuated and during the following months around 80% of all buildings in Saint-Quentin got damaged. Some of these building got rebuilt after WWI in "Art Déco" style. This building, located at the Place Gracchus Babeuf, once was the local fish market hall.