Sunday, October 2, 2011

Église Saint Philippe du Roule


This photo is yet another view of Église Saint Philippe du Roule showing more of the detail that graces this church built between 1774 and 1784 on the site of a former hospital and chapel.  You can see the photos and links from my previous posts here, here, and here.

It sits across the street from a Métro stop of the same name and a fabulous pâtisserie. 
I will even tempt you on a Sunday.

bon dimanche



Église Saint Philippe du Roule
154, rue du Faubourg St Honoré
75008, Paris 
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32 comments:

  1. JoeOctober 2, 2011 at 2:12 AM

    There is such majesty in this space. What a luxury to be still under this canopy and then duck across the street for a croissant.

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  2. Mlle ParadisOctober 2, 2011 at 2:16 AM

    Hi Genie - Thx for stopping by Passage Paradis. This is a lovely blog you have with very typiquement Parisiens pictures! I'll stop back again soon!

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  3. orvokkiOctober 2, 2011 at 2:23 AM

    Hei Genis, for a long time (I've been a litlle lazy :)
    I still love your Paris-fotos, and this one is realy beautifull.

    Hugs
    orvokki

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  4. CourageToDreamOctober 2, 2011 at 3:32 AM

    Salut Genie...
    C'est le premier fois j'ai arriver sur votre blog! moi aussi j'aime bien paris.. je suis indienne est cette ete je suis alle a paris pour le premier fois.
    J'ai ecrit sur mon blog aussi de paris. Vous pouvez lire mon post si vous voulez ici :

    http://couragetodream.blogspot.com/2011/07/something-good.html

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  5. LouiseOctober 2, 2011 at 4:04 AM

    How fabulous. A church to tour to ponder and admire, and then to step across the road to the patisserie, again to ponder and admire.

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  6. MalyssOctober 2, 2011 at 5:19 AM

    It must give a feeling of vertigo to go up there!so near from the sky..

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  7. PerthDailyPhotoOctober 2, 2011 at 6:28 AM

    How amazing Genie, when I pulled this photo in and saw all the detail, it immediately came back to me, I remember this ceiling from when Aimee and I were there the last time and I would feel quite fine about having a pastry right now (but I won't) because I've just walked 12 kilometers, oh if only I was in Paris!!

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  8. biebkriebelsOctober 2, 2011 at 6:45 AM

    A wonderful ceiling and the patisserie I would love to visit. Have a nice sunday, Marianne

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  9. s.cOctober 2, 2011 at 6:58 AM

    I love the way the light comes in through the window. Nice photo.

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  10. UnknownOctober 2, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    Awesome! Love this angle, Genie.

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  11. Louis la VacheOctober 2, 2011 at 8:38 AM

    hmmm...
    Curiosity about seeing this church - not to mention the pâtisserie makes «Louis» wish he could hop on BA flight 284 right now SFO-LHR, then take the Eurostar to Gare du Nord and check this out!

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  12. diveOctober 2, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    Genie, this is so beautiful. You should really be a postcard photographer, you have such a wonderful eye.

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  13. BirdmanOctober 2, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    These are amazing designs. Plenty of 'sights' to occupy the eye during services.

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  14. VirginiaOctober 2, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    One should always look up when visiting churches in Paris. Sometimes the ceilings and windows are the most beautiful!
    Bon dimanche, and thanks for making me think pâtisseries and that leads to thinking about......pain au chocolat avec café creme!
    V

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  15. Cezar and LéiaOctober 2, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    oh là là this organ is magnificent!
    Amazing post,
    Léia

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  16. VPOctober 2, 2011 at 11:13 AM

    You have caught the real beauty of this almost unassuming church...

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  17. martinealisonOctober 2, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    Je suis toujours très admirative par le travail fabuleux de l'architecture...
    Les sorties de messes doivent être spectaculaires! Les gens doivent su ruer à la pâtisserie. (bel et judicieux emplacement!...)
    Gros bisous

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  18. Sylvia KOctober 2, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    So beautiful! And I love the angle and the detail! Really breathtaking, Genie! Look forward to the patisserie -- thanks for the warning -- I need to be sure I've had something to eat before checking out your photos!! Hope you've had a great weekend, mon amie!

    Hugs
    Sylvia

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  19. zitakissOctober 2, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    bonjour!je suit zita je teime pari

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  20. PetOctober 2, 2011 at 1:15 PM

    A pattiserie to tempt us into a Church! It would be devilish if it weren't so French! :-)

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  21. StarmanOctober 2, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    :)

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  22. AnonymousOctober 2, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    Genie,

    This is the second view I've seen "looking up". This is such a beautiful place. If I had a wish for today it would be to visit this church. The best things in life are free!

    Kris

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  23. AlexaOctober 2, 2011 at 3:47 PM

    Again, we benefit from the crick in your neck! Thanks for always looking up, Genie. What a gorgeous ceiling.

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  24. ErikaOctober 2, 2011 at 4:30 PM

    J'ai été à Paris beaucoup de fois mais je n'ai jamais visité cette église. Je te souhaite une joyeuse nouvelle semaine.

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  25. LoreeOctober 2, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    what gorgeous proportions and lovely architecture. I love your Sunday series of Parisian churches Genie.

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  26. JackOctober 2, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    Encouraging us to lift our heads upward in this lovely church is nearly spiritual, my friend.

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  27. Clueless in BostonOctober 2, 2011 at 9:07 PM

    Beautiful looking church. The organ looks spectacular, as does the vaulted ceiling.

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  28. RandyOctober 2, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    I love the ceiling.

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  29. Genie -- Paris and BeyondOctober 3, 2011 at 12:15 AM

    As with most of the churches in Paris, it is a gradual discovery to enjoy the details. I hope that I never take this ageless beauty for granted as I do not think that they make them like this any longer.

    Having read much French history and just complete David McCullough's "The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris," I am grateful that so many churches were spared during wars and modernization... that we can still sit in a church many centuries old and hear the resonance of the organ.

    Thank you for your comments and for my new visitors. Tomorrow I will take you across the street for one of those pasteries.

    Bises,
    Genie

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  30. PalomaseaOctober 3, 2011 at 12:58 AM

    Happy Sunday Genie!

    A beautiful photo..
    Merci!

    Bises,
    - Irina

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  31. MOctober 3, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    Genie, the way you captured the light filtering through the stained glass window is magnificent!

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  32. Paris PaulOctober 3, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    What great tiles! And the alcove over the stained glass...so sublime as to be sinful!

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Merci for your comments!