Basilique Sainte-Clotilde - Paris (France)
Basilique Sainte-Clotilde | Rue de Martignac 07/04/2015 16h18
If you think you've seen everything in Paris you come across this. A basilique hidden away in the 7ème arrondissement. A neo-Gothic basilica where many average French city would have an top attraction this one is just there. This one is seen from the junction of the Rue de Martignac and Rue de Champagny. The front with the two spires is in the shade at the moment I took the photo.
Basilique Sainte-Clotilde
The Basilica of Saint Clotilde (Basilique Ste-Clotilde) is a basilica church in Paris, located on the Rue Las Cases, in the area of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. It is best known for its imposing twin spires.
Construction of the church was first mooted by the Paris City Council on February 16, 1827. It was designed by architect F. C. Gau of Cologne in a neo-Gothic style. Work began in 1846, but Gau died in 1853, and the job was continued by Théodore Ballu who completed the church in 1857. It was opened on 30 November 1857 by Cardinal Morlot. The church was declared a minor basilica by Pope Leo XIII in 1896.
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Basilique Sainte-Clotilde - Paris (France)
Basilique Sainte-Clotilde | Rue de Martignac 07/04/2015 16h18
If you think you've seen everything in Paris you come across this. A basilique hidden away in the 7ème arrondissement. A neo-Gothic basilica where many average French city would have an top attraction this one is just there. This one is seen from the junction of the Rue de Martignac and Rue de Champagny. The front with the two spires is in the shade at the moment I took the photo.
Basilique Sainte-Clotilde
The Basilica of Saint Clotilde (Basilique Ste-Clotilde) is a basilica church in Paris, located on the Rue Las Cases, in the area of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. It is best known for its imposing twin spires.
Construction of the church was first mooted by the Paris City Council on February 16, 1827. It was designed by architect F. C. Gau of Cologne in a neo-Gothic style. Work began in 1846, but Gau died in 1853, and the job was continued by Théodore Ballu who completed the church in 1857. It was opened on 30 November 1857 by Cardinal Morlot. The church was declared a minor basilica by Pope Leo XIII in 1896.
[ Source and more Info: Wikipedia - Basilique Sainte-Clotilde ]