The most beautiful religious buildings Paris

The first building erected here dates from the life of the century, and it was demolished in the thirteenth century to accommodate a new construction. When a fire fell victim a few decades later, the church was rebuilt in a flamboyant Gothic style (xve century). The ornamental elements come mostly from other Parisian places of worship. Sumptuous stained glass windows, set up during the restoration of the building in the nineteenth century, adorn the windows. The most recent dates are from the twentieth century, the oldest of the xive. Not to miss in the chorus: the species of mineral forest formed by the torsaid pillars and the veins of the vault. Note that in the seventeenth century the Great Lady (aka the Duchess of Montpensier) financed as a member of the parish the creation of an oval chapel built on Jules Hardouin Mansart's plans. This includes "Miserere", a series of engravings of Georges Rouault (1913).

It is a symbol of this district, and whose dome can be seen from very far away, since it is more than 80 meters high. Built relatively quickly, between 1860 and 1871, Saint-Augustin Church was the first to use mainly iron and cast iron for its construction. Over a length of about a hundred metres, with no pseudo-Byzantine representations on its sides, it has taken the shape of the land dedicated to it, thus displaying a relatively narrow façade and an immense choir. In recent years, it is precisely the facade that has been renovated, and we are waiting for work to be done on the rest of the building, particularly the chevets.

It is known that Saint Louis came to request in a church preceding this one with the same campsite. It took there even the Croix with its knights in 1269 to leave to deliver Jerusalem. The current church was inaugurated in 1679. It was sold like national good with the Revolution, then repurchased, its current decoration with baroque tonality dating from the 19th century. The church offers to the public a wide access to the sacred music: Schola Saint-Louis, taking part in the liturgy of the parish and proposing a hearing at the end of the year is opened to any person wishing to look further into the Gregorian chant. Various concerts of spiritual music are organized and one can regularly hear the large barrel organs held per MM Alard and Rigot.

Among the unknown treasures of Paris, you can find the splendid Cloître des Billettes, the only cloister of the medieval era that remains in the capital. The building takes its name from the order of the brothers of Charité de Notre-Dame, called "Ordre des Billettes", which later became Ordre des Carmes (Carmelite order). At that time, the monastery of the monks of the order was in the building. The cloister is noteworthy for the beauty and elegance of its vaults of typically flamboyant architecture. Nearby: The Hôtel de Ville de Paris, the BHV store, the Centre Georges Pompidou, the Hotel de Soubise, Rue des Archives and Rue des Blancs-Manteaux, Rue de Rivoli, La Samaritaine…

For the Bishopric in Nanterre, there was no choice to build a place of worship in the prodigious Defence: it had to be discreet and contemporary. A barely visible cross reports vaguely that this cube is a place of worship.

This Hindu temple dedicated to Ganesh is the starting point of the procession that takes place in this district near the Eastern Station, every year in August, to celebrate the Ganesh festival.

His neo-Gothic form may suggest that it dates from the Middle Ages. In fact, the Church Saint-Eugène-Sainte-Cécile was built in the 1850 s. It is the work of the architect Louis-Auguste Boileau, who used materials such as iron and iron for building the building. The interior is rich in stained glass windows - by Antoine Lusson and Eugène Oudinot from Gérard Séguin's boxes - and in chandeliers.

The surprising name of this church comes from the fact that it is located in the station of the station - it is its name administratively. Built under the Second Empire on the plans of Claude Nascent, it presents a néoroman style. His choir gives to see a starry vault and canvases of Anders Osterlind (1887-1960). The church also includes an organ of Aristide Cavaillé-Coll.

This church owes the architect Prosper Bobin. It was built between 1894 and 1912 in a Romano-Byzantine style. One of its peculiarities is that it is on ancrés stilts under the Bièvre remblaiement. Funded by a couple of chocolate makers named Lambert, its facade - known as the "chocolate facade" - presents two 55-metre high towers called Jules and Honorine in tribute to these donors.

Saint Marcel Church was inaugurated in 1966. It is made of concrete and glass according to the plans of architect Daniel Michelin. His facade, due to Jean Michelin, the son of the previous one, dates back to 1993. It takes the amazing form of a large triangle. Inside the building, you can discover a great tapestry reminiscent of the Pentecost that was woven in the workshops of the National Manufacture des Gobelins on a cardboard of the painter Troncin. In a chapel, Saint Marcel's relics are preserved.

This beautiful, neoclassical church in the middle of a plot between the railway tracks leading to the Gare de Lyon and Bercy Park. His story is quite eventful. The 1821 th century building was demolished because of its poor state and was built in. Burned during the Commune, it is rebuilt shortly afterwards but remains unfinished. Later, it was flooded in the flood of the Seine in 1910, bombed in 1944 and, finally, again victim of a fire in 1982. Fortunately for her, the damage was limited this time. It is a nearby fire station.

This superb Russian church made of brown and red bricks with a wooden staircase leads to rest and mediation. The building is accessible during offices where, of course, silence and respect are made. The interior decorated in the orthodox manner… the visitor accustomed to our Roman churches. The beauty of the icons, the sumptuous ceilings of the ceilings, leave excitement.

Sainte-Clotilde parish was founded in 1857 by the architect François Gaud. It is the first Parisian church in Neo-Gothic style. The façade and its two spires that are 70 m high are the work of Théodore Ballu. Pope Léon XIII made it a basilica in 1896. This church contains a true treasure: the extraordinary organ designed by Master Cavaillé-Coll and owned first by César Franck.

The American Cathedral of Paris was founded more than 130 years ago and was first consecrated on Thanksgiving Day 1886, and marked at the time, in addition to the spiritual aspect, the already strong link between France and the United States. Since then, in the prestigious Champs-Elysées district, it has welcomed Anglican believers who wish to follow the cult in English. The church has several hundred permanent members, and during the high season this number can increase considerably. Its silhouette, high, but unadorned, makes it an emblem of this very chic district of the capital.

Built under the second Empire - Baron Haussmann laid the first stone in 1859 - this néoromane church is due to architect Paul-Eugène Lequeux. The stained glass windows of the choir date back to the 1970 s and are due to the master verrier verrier. It was in 1892 that the town hall of the 18 th arrondissement facing him was built. Together, these two constructions contribute to a special charm in Jules-Joffrin Square.