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Churches in the 1st Arrondissement, Paris

Saint-Eustache

Address: rue du Jour
Metro: Les Halles
Bus: 67, 74, 85
Website: saint-eustache.org

Until 1969, this was the church of Les Halles, built by architect Domenico da Cortona between 1532 and 1637. The Gothic-Renaissance style follows the pattern of Notre Dame. In 1754, the facade was rebuilt in a classical style. After a fire in the 19th century, the church was restored by Victor Baltard.

Saint-Eustache had several famous parishioners. Louis XIV celebrated his first communion here, Cardinal Richelieu and the future Madame de Pompadour were baptized, and Mozart chose this church for his mother’s funeral.

The interior features richly decorated pillars and vaults, and beautiful stained glass windows. In a side chapel, there is a bronze triptych by Keith Haring, The Life of Christ, and in another chapel, the painting The Pilgrims of Emmaus by Rubens. Composers Jean-Philippe Rameau, Franz Liszt, Hector Berlioz, and César Franck have played on the magnificent organ with 8,000 pipes. Due to its excellent acoustics, concerts are often held in this church.

Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois

Address: 2 place du Louvre
Metro: Louvre-Rivoli
Bus: 67, 69, 70, 72, 76
Website: saintgermainlauxerrois.fr

A Gothic church opposite the Cour Carré of the Louvre, with beautiful 15th-century windows, a Romanesque bell tower from the 12th century (converted to Gothic in the 19th century), and a stunning Gothic portal. It is one of the oldest churches in Paris and served as the parish church for the kings who resided in the Louvre. The church has been restored multiple times, resulting in a mix of Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance styles. There are beautiful stained glass windows and Renaissance rose windows to admire. The organ was once ordered by Louis XVI for the Sainte-Chapelle. Playwright Molière married Armande Béjart in this church.

Sainte-Chapelle

Address: 4 boulevard du Palais
Metro: Cité or Saint-Michel
Bus: 21, 27, 38, 85, 96
Website: sainte-chapelle.fr/en

A jewel of a small Gothic chapel from 1248, built by order of King Louis IX the Saint. He used the chapel as a church for the royal family and to house his relics, including the Crown of Thorns of Christ, which he bought for a large sum from the emperor in Constantinople. Most of the relics disappeared during the French Revolution. What remained is now in Notre Dame.

Sainte-Chapelle

The stained glass windows were spared from destruction because cabinets were placed in front of them during the French Revolution. Architect Viollet-le-Duc restored the chapel in the 19th century, including its spire. The simple ground floor was for staff, while the richly decorated upper floor was for the royal family, accessible via a passage from the palace. The upper floor has numerous stunning stained glass windows, wall paintings, statues of the twelve apostles, and ceilings painted with stars. The windows are especially spectacular when the sun shines.

There are often long lines at the entrance. First, there is a security check, followed by ticket purchase at the booth. If you have a combination ticket for Conciergerie and Sainte-Chapelle, you can enter faster through a shorter line next to the security check. On Wednesday evenings (from May 15 to September 15), Sainte-Chapelle is open until 9 PM and is usually very quiet then.

Churches in the 2nd Arrondissement, Paris

Notre-Dame-des-Victoires

Address: 4 place des Petits-Pères
Metro: Bourse
Bus: 29, 39
Website: notredamedesvictoires.com

Louis XIII founded this basilica in 1629 at the request of the Augustinian Brotherhood, known as the ‘Petits Pères’. He wanted to thank Mary for her role in the victory over the Huguenots. Since 1836, the interior walls and ceilings have displayed more than 35,000 ex-votos from pilgrims visiting the shrine of the Sacred Heart of Mary. Composer Jean-Baptiste Lully is buried here.

Churches in the 4th Arrondissement, Paris

Saint-Louis-en-l’Ile

Address: 19bis rue Saint-Louis-en-l’Ile
Metro: Pont Marie
Bus: 67
Website: saintlouisenlile.catholique.fr

A Jesuit-style church named after Louis IX the Saint. Built in the 17th century on the Île Saint-Louis by architect Le Vau, who also designed several mansions on the island. The interior features lavish decorations and artworks.

Notre-Dame-de-Paris

Address: Place du Parvis de Notre-Dame
Tower Entrance: rue du Cloître Notre-Dame
Metro: Saint-Michel or Cité
Bus: 21, 24, 27, 47, 85, 96
Website: notredamedeparis.fr

Notre-Dame-de-Paris

The Notre Dame is the world’s most famous Gothic church, with 30,000 visitors daily. The cathedral was built between 1163 and 1330 at the request of Bishop Maurice de Sully. Previous churches on this site included a Roman temple for Jupiter, a basilica, and a Romanesque church. In the 17th century, significant changes resulted in the loss of graves and stained glass windows. During the French Revolution, the church was plundered and turned into a food storage warehouse. Thanks to Victor Hugo’s novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame, funds were raised for a 23-year-long restoration by architect Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century. The cathedral was restored again in 1991.

Famous for its facade with two towers and three portals adorned with sculptures. The Great Gallery connects the two towers. Climbing the tower offers a view of the famous gargoyles. The rose window above the entrance has a diameter of 10 meters. Below is the King’s Gallery with statues of all 28 kings of Judah and Israel. The slender spire was added by Viollet-le-Duc in 1860. The base of the spire features the four apostles and a self-portrait of Viollet-le-Duc.

Jeanne d’Arc was canonized here in 1909, Henry VI of England was crowned in 1430, and Napoleon crowned himself emperor in 1804. The cathedral can accommodate 9,000 people. Climbing the tower (422 steps, no elevator) offers a view of the beautiful architecture and decorations. Regular concerts of classical (church) music are held here. On the first Friday afternoon of every month, the Crown of Thorns, bought by Louis IX in the 13th century for the Sainte-Chapelle and now kept in the Notre Dame, is displayed.

The cathedral is beautifully situated on the Île de la Cité, surrounded by gardens and parks with a large square in front. A bronze marker on the square marks the point from which distances to other French cities are measured, Kilomètre Zéro. To the right of the cathedral stands a bronze statue of Charlemagne on horseback. The crypt beneath the square in front of the cathedral displays excavations from the 3rd to the 19th century. The cathedral can be viewed best from the eastern tip of the Île de la Cité and from Square René Viviani across the Seine on the left bank.

For an uninterrupted view of Notre Dame, visit between 8 and 9 in the morning, or take a virtual tour here.

Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis

Address: 99 rue Saint-Antoine
Metro: Saint-Paul
Bus: 29, 69, 76
Website: spsl.fr

A Baroque church built between 1627 and 1641 by order of Louis XIII. One of the oldest Jesuit-style churches in Paris. Features beautiful wooden pulpits and a painting by Delacroix, Le Christ en agonie au jardin des oliviers. Originally named Saint-Louis, it was renamed after the French Revolution to include the name of the destroyed adjacent church, Saint-Paul. The facade was recently cleaned, and the large clock is now beautifully gold and blue.

Synagogue de la rue Pavée

Address: 10 rue Pavée
Metro: Saint-Paul
Bus: 69, 76
Website: pavee.fr

An Art Nouveau synagogue in the Marais, built in 1913, designed by Hector Guimard, and founded by Orthodox Jews from Russia. Features a beautiful inward-curving concrete facade adorned with sculptures. Guimard also designed the interior, including the furniture, lighting, candle holders, and benches. The synagogue is open by appointment only.

Churches in the 5th Arrondissement, Paris

Saint-Etienne-du-Mont

Address: Place Sainte-Geneviève
Metro: Cardinal Lemoine
Bus: 84, 89
Website: saintetiennedumont.fr

A Gothic church behind the Panthéon, originally built in the 13th century and rebuilt between 1517 and 1626 in Gothic and Renaissance styles. The facade features three superimposed pediments and a bell tower. Inside is the oldest organ in Paris. The pulpit has beautiful wood carvings.

The only church in Paris with a rood screen (a gallery with a railing that forms the passage between the choir and the nave), beautifully decorated with carved angels, palm trees, ivy, and leaf patterns. The chapel on the right contains a tomb with fragments of the relics of Sainte-Geneviève, the patron saint of the city.

Saint-Séverin

Address: 1 rue des Prêtres-Saint-Sévérin
Metro: Cluny-la-Sorbonne
Bus: 47, 86, 87
Website: saint-severin.com

Built between the 13th and 15th centuries on the site of a Merovingian sanctuary. Over the years, additions have made the church almost square. It features a double ambulatory and beautiful 15th-century stained glass windows. The pillars around the choir resemble palm trees. Remains of the Saint-Séverin cloister can be seen in a quiet square next to the church.

Val-de-Grâce

Address: 1 place Alphonse Laveran
Metro: Port-Royal or Luxembourg
Bus: 83, 91
Website: valdegrace.org

A 17th-century church attached to the Val-de-Grâce military hospital, built by order of Anne of Austria, who promised to build a church if she bore a son. That son, the future Louis XVI, was born a year later and laid the first stone of the church.

Designed in Baroque style by architects François Mansart and Jacques Lemercier, the interior of the beautiful dome features 200 biblical figures painted by Mignard, including Louis XIII and Anne of Austria. The church is richly decorated with statues and paintings. The abbey next to the church became a hospital and a military medical school in 1793. Since 1978, a new hospital has been behind the church. Two rooms in this hospital are permanently reserved for the French president and prime minister.

Regular free concerts are held here.

Grande Mosquée de Paris

Address: 2 bis place du Puits-de-l’Eermite
Metro: Monge
Bus: 47, 89
Website: grandemosqueedeparis.fr

Built between 1922 and 1926 on the site of the former Hôpital de la Pitié to commemorate the Muslims from North African countries who died in World War I. Architects Fournez, Heubes, and Matouf based their design on the mosque in Fez, Morocco. Moroccan artists created Spanish-Moorish style decorations, including beautiful tiles, wood carvings, and mosaics.

Each of the mosque’s domes is decorated differently. The arcades’ ceilings are made of intricately worked cedarwood, antique carpets cover the floors, and the steam baths are tiled with marble. The Andalusian-style garden features waterworks and flowers. Through a gate, you enter a patio reminiscent of the Alhambra in Granada, with water basins and marble fountains. The minaret is 33 meters high. Tours are available.

Churches in the 6th Arrondissement, Paris

Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Address: 1 place Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Metro: Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Bus: 39, 86, 95, 96
Website: eglise-saintgermaindespres.fr

Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Since the 6th century, a Benedictine abbey has stood on this site. The current church was built in the 11th, 12th, and 17th centuries. It is now the oldest church in Paris, built in various styles and restored many times: Merovingian marble pillars, Romanesque arches, and Gothic vaults. There are 19th-century frescoes by Flandrin, a pupil of Ingres. At the time of construction, this area was still a meadow, hence the addition ‘des-Prés’.

Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre

Address: 79 rue Galande
Metro: Maubert-Mutualité or Saint-Michel-Notre-Dame
Bus: 24, 47
Website: sjlpmelkites.fr

Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre

The oldest Romanesque church in Paris. A hospital with a chapel was built on this site in the 6th century and destroyed by the Vikings in the 9th century. The church was rebuilt in the 12th century and dedicated to the bishop of Le Mans, who always gave everything away (‘le pauvre’). Until the 16th century, the University Council of the Sorbonne met here, and the Sorbonne rectors were elected. During the French Revolution, the church served as a salt storage.

Since 1826, Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre has been a church again, and since 1889, it has been a Greek Orthodox church. An iconostasis was created in 1901 by placing a wall between the choir and the nave.

Saint-Sulpice

Address: 2 rue Palatine
Metro: Saint-Sulpice
Bus: 58, 63, 70, 86, 87, 95
Website: paris.catholique.fr

A classical style church from the 17th century (interior) and 18th century (exterior). After the French Revolution, wall paintings by Eugène Delacroix were added in the Chapelle des Anges. The organ is famous, built by 19th-century organ builder Cavaillé-Coll.

From 2006 to 2010, the exterior of the north tower with the statues of the four evangelists was restored. Outside on the square is a beautiful fountain from 1844, made by Visconti. The church became famous a few years ago due to the book The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, which is partly set in this church. Tours are available; see the website for details.

Churches in the 7th Arrondissement, Paris

Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Médaille-Miraculeuse

Address: 140 rue du Bac
Metro: Sèvres-Babylone or Saint-Placide
Bus: 39, 63, 70, 84, 87, 94
Website: chapellenotredamedelamedaillemiraculeuse.com

A pilgrimage chapel in the Hôtel de Châtillon in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, built in 1830 on the site where the Virgin Mary appeared to novice Catherine Labouré that year. Her body lies in a glass coffin in the chapel. The chapel is enclosed by the buildings of the Bon Marché department store.

Churches in the 8th Arrondissement, Paris

Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky

Address: 12 rue Daru
Metro: Ternes or Courcelles
Bus: 30, 84
Open: Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday 3-5 PM
Website: cathedrale-orthodoxe.com

The seat of the Archbishop of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe. The church is shaped like a Greek cross and was built in 1860 in Neo-Byzantine style. There are five golden domes with Orthodox crosses, symbolizing Christ and the evangelists. Inside, the church is decorated with icons and frescoes. Picasso married the Russian dancer Olga Koklova here, and painter Vassily Kandinsky was buried here. Saint Alexander Nevsky was a 13th-century Russian prince.

Chapelle Expiatoire

Address: 29 rue Pasquier
Metro: Madeleine, Saint-Lazare, or Havre-Caumartin
Bus: 32, 43, 49, 84, 94
Open: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday afternoon 1-5 PM
Website: chapelle-expiatoire.monuments-nationaux.fr

A neoclassical chapel in the shape of a Greek cross, built in honor of Louis XVI, who was guillotined in 1793. The bodies of Louis XVI and his wife Marie-Antoinette were first buried in a pit here but were reburied in the Cathedral of Saint-Denis in 1815. As an act of atonement for the crimes of the French Revolution and as a memorial to Louis XVI, Louis XVIII had this chapel built in 1816.

Inside, there is a statue of Louis XVI with an angel and a statue of Marie-Antoinette supported by faith. Her last letter to her sister is also displayed. The various types of trees planted in the park represent the different classes of people who perished during the Revolution.

Sainte-Marie-Madeleine (La Madeleine)

Address: Place de la Madeleine
Metro: Madeleine
Bus: 24, 42, 52, 84, 93
Website: eglise-lamadeleine.com

A neoclassical church built between 1764 and 1842. Napoleon used the building as a temple to glorify the soldiers of his Grande Armée. The Bourbons wanted to convert it into a church, and in 1837, it was even considered for use as a railway station. Finally, in 1842, it was officially designated as a church.

The church is modeled after the Maison Carrée de Nîmes, a Roman temple. There is no cross or bell tower on the exterior, but there are 52 Corinthian columns, each 20 meters high. Through an enormous bronze door, you enter a vast nave with many statues and paintings and the famous organ by Cavaillé-Coll. From the church steps, you have a beautiful view of rue Royale, the obelisk on Place de la Concorde, and the Assemblée across the Seine. Many artists have been buried from this church.

Churches in the 9th Arrondissement, Paris

Saint Eugène-Sainte-Cécile

Address: 4 rue du Conservatoire
Metro: Bonne Nouvelle
Bus: 29, 46, 62
Website: saint-eugene.net

This church, built in 1855 by architect Boileau in Gothic style, has a colorful interior. The entire structure, including the 44 pillars, is made of cast iron painted in bright colors, giving the church a cheerful and light atmosphere. The lamps are in the Second Empire style.

The church is named after two saints: Saint Eugène, for the wife of Napoleon III, Eugenie, who commissioned its construction, and Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of musicians, due to the nearby conservatory. The church has no bell tower to avoid disturbing the musicians while they play.

Chapelle Sainte-Rita

Address: 65 boulevard de Clichy
Metro: Blanche
Bus: 30, 54, 68, 74
Website: latriniteparis.com

A chapel built in 1956 on the ground floor of a 19th-century oriental building, once the home of painter Toulouse-Lautrec. Saint Rita (from Italy, 14th century) is a saint for hopeless causes. Her preserved body is in Cascia, Italy. The chapel features a wooden statue of Saint Rita and is popular with pilgrims.

Churches in the 11th Arrondissement, Paris

Sainte-Marguérite

Address: 36 rue Saint-Bernard
Metro: Charonne
Bus: 46, 76
Website: saintemargueriteparis.fr

This church from 1629 resembles a village church. In the Chapelle des Ames du Purgatoire, there is a trompe-l’oeil by Paolo Brunetti. The cemetery behind the church once contained 300 victims of the guillotine. A grave believed to be that of Louis XVII, the son of Louis XVI who died under the guillotine at the Bastille, is marked with ‘LXVII 1785-1795’. However, research has three times indicated that it belongs to a 17-18-year-old boy, while Louis XVI’s son was about 10 years old when he died.

Churches in the 12th Arrondissement, Paris

Saint-Esprit

Address: 186 avenue Daumesnil
Metro: Daumesnil
Bus: 29, 46
Website: st-esprit.org

A church built in 1935 by architect Paul Tournon, inspired by the Aya Sofia in Istanbul. The dome is 33 meters high. More than 70 famous artists of the time, including Maurice Denis, Georges Desvallières, Untersteller, and Sarrabezoles, created the decorations, frescoes, paintings, mosaics, sculptures, and windows.

Churches in the 13th Arrondissement, Paris

Temple of the Teochew Association

Address: 44 avenue d’Ivry
Metro: Porte-de-Choisy
Bus: 83

Temple of the Teochew Association

A temple for Thai and Chinese Buddhists, established in 1985 by Chinese refugees from the Teochew region around 1975. There are three small altars for Buddha.

The entrance is through a side street from Avenue d’Ivry, between two apartment buildings. At the end, you see the entrance to a parking garage. Go inside, and you will see lanterns with a sign above indicating the temple. Another flight of stairs leads to the small temple. The temple is open to everyone for meditation, offering fruit, or drinking tea.

Churches in the 14th Arrondissement, Paris

Notre-Dame-du-Travail

Address: 34-36 rue Guilleminot
Metro: Pernety or Gaîté
Bus: 28, 58, 88, 91
Website: notredamedutravail.net

Built between 1899 and 1901 for the workers of the 1900 World’s Fair. The church’s theme is work and is designed in a factory style by Jules Astuc. Inside, you see a massive metal structure (135 tons of iron) of arches and pillars. The arches come from the Palais de l’Industrie, built for the 1855 World’s Fair and demolished in 1899 to make way for the Grand and Petit Palais. The church appears Romanesque from the outside and is clad in stone. The clock in the tower is a gift from Napoleon III, brought back from Sebastopol after the Crimean War.

Churches in the 15th Arrondissement, Paris

Notre Dame de l’Arche d’Alliance

Address: 81 rue d’Alleray
Metro: Pasteur or Vaugirard
Bus: 62, 88, 89, 95
Website: ndarche.org

A modern church built in 1998. The church is supported by 12 pillars and stands above the baptismal font. The text of the Ave Maria is engraved on plates on the exterior. Next to the church is a bell tower with an open steel structure.

Saint-Christophe-de-Javel

Address: 4 rue Saint-Christophe
Metro: Javel or André-Citroën
Bus: 42, 62, 88
Website: scjavel.net

The first church in the world made with pre-fab concrete panels manufactured in a factory and assembled on-site (1930). The facade is made of brick and concrete and features a statue of Saint Christophe, the patron saint of travelers.

Murals in the entrance depict Saint Christophe protecting travelers, pilots, train drivers, and motorcyclists, as well as boats, cars, balloons, and planes, reflecting the neighborhood’s history as a center for Citroën car factories, locomotive manufacturing, and balloon factories. In the 1930s, the Archbishop of Paris would come here to bless the cars of parishioners.

Saint-Séraphin-de-Sarrow

Address: 91 rue Lecourbe
Metro: Volontaires
Bus: 39, 80
Website: seraphin.typepad.fr

A hidden Russian Orthodox church at the end of a courtyard. Saint-Séraphin was a hermit who allowed himself to be bricked up alive. The church was built in 1974 around a tree, with wooden walls and a blue onion dome with an Orthodox cross. Inside are many icons and the bottom of the tree. To find the entrance, go through the first courtyard to the second, then turn right.

Churches in the 16th Arrondissement, Paris

Saint-François-de-Molitor

Address: 44 rue Molitor
Metro: Michel-Ange-Molitor
Bus: 52, 62
Website: saintfrancoisdemolitor.fr

A modern church from 2005, designed by architects Corinne Caillies and Jean-Marie Duthilleul. Dedicated to Saint Francis of Assisi, it was built on the site of a 1941 chapel. The exterior is clad in marble, and the bell tower is integrated into the building. At the base of the bell tower is a statue of Saint Francis of Assisi by Alain Courtaigne. The large doors are made of tropical wood, and the interior is oval-shaped.

Churches in the 17th Arrondissement, Paris

Notre-Dame-de-Compassion

Address: Place du Général Koenig
Metro: Porte-Maillot
Bus: 73, 82
Website: paroissecompassion.fr

A memorial chapel for Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, who died in an accident in 1842. Everything in the chapel commemorates the Duke and his family: the pietà, the stained glass windows designed by Ingres, the cenotaph. The faces of the saints in the stained glass windows closely resemble Louis-Philippe himself. The chapel was moved stone by stone from its original location, where the Palais des Congrès now stands, to its current site in 1968, taking two years to reconstruct.

Churches in the 18th Arrondissement, Paris

Saint-Jean-de-Montmartre

Address: 19 rue des Abbesses
Metro: Abbesses
Bus: 30, 54, 67, Montmartrobus
Website: saintjeandemontmartre.com

Saint-Jean-de-Montmartre

A church from 1904 with a distinctive facade of brick, concrete, and ceramics. Designed by Anatole de Baudot, a pupil of Viollet-le-Duc who restored the Notre Dame, it was the first church to use reinforced concrete and brick on the exterior. The large windows are in the Art Nouveau style.

Sacré-Cœur

Address: 35 rue du Chevalier de la Barre
Metro: Anvers or Abbesses
Bus: 30, 31, 54, 56, 85, Montmartrobus
Website: sacre-coeur-montmartre.com

Sacré-Cœur

A white basilica on a hill in Montmartre, built between 1876 and 1919 in Romanesque-Byzantine style, with pointed domes and a bell tower. According to legend, Saint-Denis was beheaded on this hill. He picked up his head and walked two kilometers to where the Basilica of Saint-Denis now stands. The Sacré-Cœur was built on the site of a Benedictine abbey destroyed during the French Revolution. The current church was built as penance for the excesses of the Commune in 1871.

A special type of stone was used that whitens over time, hence the church’s nickname, ‘the sugar cake’. Statues of Joan of Arc and Louis IX the Saint stand above the entrance. Inside the dome are golden mosaics of the Sacred Heart of Christ. The crypt contains a relic believed to be the sacred heart of Christ. The bell in the bell tower, named La Savoyarde, weighs 19 tons and is one of the largest bells in France.

You can climb the large dome (about 300 steps), and the crypt has an audiovisual presentation about the church and its history. From the square Willette in front of the church, you get a beautiful panorama of the city.

Churches in the 19th Arrondissement, Paris

Saint-Luc

Address: 80 rue de l’Ourcq
Metro: Crimée
Bus: 54, 60
Website: saintlucparis.com

A modern church from 1999 in a renewal district, built by architects Pierre Henri Montel and Christian Basset. The facade consists of glass and aluminum with images of the four evangelists. Next to the church on the left is a 23-meter-high cross. Inside, there is an unusual pulpit and altar, both made of shiny metal, and a wooden statue of Christ from the 17th century.

Churches Outside the Périphérique

Saint-Denis

Address: 2 rue de Strasbourg, Saint-Denis
Metro: Basilique de Saint-Denis
Website: saint-denis-basilique.fr

The first Gothic church, built in the 12th and 13th centuries, and named after the first bishop of Paris and the patron saint of France, Saint-Denis. According to legend, he was beheaded on the hill of Montmartre, picked up his head, and walked two kilometers to the site of the current basilica.

Nearly all the kings of France until 1789 are buried in this church, except for three. During the French Revolution, the graves were so damaged that only anonymous bones remain, now kept in the crypt. There are more than 70 graves, including those of King Dagobert, Catherine de Médicis, Louis XVI, and Marie-Antoinette. The facade features a beautiful rose window and colorful stained glass windows, restored in the 19th century.

Notre Dame de Pentecôte

Address: 1 place de la Défense
Metro: La Défense Grande Arche
Website: ndpentecote.fr

A modern church (2001) of concrete and glass in La Défense, designed by architect Franck Hammoutène. The church is intended for people working in the office district of La Défense. The large glass wall in front of the church is 35 meters high and 80 cm thick and visible from two kilometers away. A cross is incorporated into the glass wall. The church hall on the top floor features a pulpit shaped like a flame.