Things to see and do Paris 1st 75001

Yes, you see clearly! The square opposite the Louvre houses two buildings that look very similar. On the left, the town hall of the 1st arrondissement imitates the style of the church on its right. The origin of this church dates back to the Merovingian era, but it is from a building of the 12th century it took its present form. The places have had many lives, and it has undergone many changes: the portal dates from the 13th century, the choir from the 14th, the nave and its porch from 15th, its transept and its chapels from 16th. Various work has been done in the following centuries. Among the decorative elements of the church are sculptures from various eras, two Renaissance retables, large 18th-c oranges from Sainte-Chapelle… There are many details adorning this beautiful church where famous artists having a link to the the royal power are buried: the painters Chardin, Boucher, Van Loo, the architect Le Vau… Note, moreover, that we celebrate here, every Wednesday of Ashes, a mass dedicated to the artists died in the year.