Location: Quartier Latin
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9 Churches & Cathedrals in Quartier Latin That You Shouldn't Miss
Lingering over pain au chocolat in a sidewalk café, relaxing after a day of strolling along the Seine and marveling at icons like the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe… the perfect Paris experience combines leisure and liveliness with enough time to savor both an exquisite meal and exhibits at the Louvre. Awaken your spirit at Notre Dame, bargain hunt at the Marché aux Puces de Montreuil or for goodies at the Marché Biologique Raspail, then cap it all off with a risqué show at the Moulin Rouge.
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1. Pantheon
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4,467 reviews
With the Pantheon, architect Jacques-Germain Soufflot met Louis XV’s wish to glorify the monarchy in the form of a church dedicated to Saint Geneviève, the patron saint of Paris. The edifice was deconsecrated during the Revolution in 1791 and renamed the Pantheon. During the turbulent years of the 19th century, as regimes changed, it alternated in its role as a religious and patriotic monument. Since 1885, the year of Victor Hugo’s death and burial in the Pantheon, it has been the last resting place for the great writers, scientists, generals, churchmen and politicians who have made the history of France. The crypt houses the tombs of more than 70 illustrious figures including Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Emile Zola, Alexandre Dumas, Pierre and Marie Curie etc.Open:> 1st April to 30th September: from 10 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.> 1st October to 31st March: from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Last admission 45 minutes before closing time. Closed:> 1st January, 1st May and 25th December. Admission fees: Adults : 8,5€; Concessions (18 to 25) = 5,50 €; Free admission: minors under 18*; Free admission: 18-25 years old* (citizens of one of the 27 countries of the EU or are non-European permanent residents of France) * excluding school groups
Reviewed By Btravellor - Bellingen, Australia
With Foucault's Pendulum in the centre of the soaring building and the tombs of such notables as Marie Curie, Voltaire and Victor Hugo in the crypts. Along with the history of this building and the history of modern France it is a must see
2. Eglise Saint-Etienne-du-Mont de Paris
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 848 reviews
This 16th-century cathedral is a mixture of Renaissance, Baroque and Gothic architecture.
Reviewed By 998fredm - Summerville, United States
Eglise Saint-Etienne-du-Mont de Paris includes a variety of architectural styles, incorporated over its many years of construction. Beautiful artifacts throughout the church that make for a very interesting visit. A typical Paris church that gives one a sense of peace and tranquility. If you love churches, architecture, and history, a must visit.
3. Eglise Saint-Ephrem-le-Syriaque
4. Eglise Saint Julien Le Pauvre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 180 reviews
Reviewed By PJV1426 - Cincinnati, United States
I always try to book (easily, on-line) a concert at St Julien de Pauvre when I’m in Paris and have thoroughly enjoyed so many good ones. The acoustics are wonderful and the church charming. There is a fairly regular Vietnamese castrato who is fabulous and this month a Japanese piano player with a French tenor doing opera arias which was excellent.
5. Cathedrale Notre-Dame-du-Liban
6. Chapelle de la Sorbonne
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2 reviews
7. Eglise Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 51 reviews
Visites guidées gratuites les samedis et dimanches à 15h30 (en période de vacances se renseigner). Église de style baroque-classique (XVII°), sur l’emplacement d’une église (XIII°-XV°) dont il reste le clocher (1625). Œuvres remarquables à ne pas manquer : le tombeau de Le Brun et de sa mère, des tableaux du peintre de Louis XIV, de Corot et de Restout. Église caractéristique de l’art de la Contre-réforme, issu du concile de Trente (XVI°), face au protestantisme : autel du Sacrifice de la Messe mis en valeur, chapelle dédiée à la Sainte Communion, une autre à la Sainte Vierge qui s'aperçoit dès l’entrée de l’église et une chaire au milieu de la nef. Cette paroisse s’illustra par son Séminaire (fondé en 1612), mais aussi par son clergé, luttant contre le jansénisme, le gallicanisme et le modernisme (dès le début du XX°). La messe et la doctrine traditionnelle y sont conservées.
8. Eglise Roumaine Orthodoxe des Saints-Archanges
9. Eglise Saint Jacques du Haut Pas
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