Basilique Saint Denis

Basilique Saint Denis

It is worth the trip to the outskirts of Paris to see this basilica, 

with its outstanding array of 

stained glass windows, 

Gothic arches, 

funerary art, 

tombs and sculptures.

For more information on the Basilica
click here.

 

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Basilique Saint Denis

1, rue de la Légion d'Honneur

92300, Saint-Denis

Église Notre Dame de la Croix de Ménilmontant

Notre Dame de la Croix

de Ménilmontant

The late afternoon autumn sun

repeated the stained glass patterns

on the stone arches

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Église Notre Dame de la Croix de Ménilmontant

3, Place de Ménilmontant

75020, Paris

Église Saint-Étienne du Mont

Église Saint-Étienne du Mont

Perhaps one of my favorite churches in Paris, 

and I discover a new detail with every visit.

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Église Saint-Étienne du Mont

Place Sainte Geneviève

75005, Paris

Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris

This eastern facade of Notre Dame

is not the image of the postcards and souvenir shops,

but its graceful Gothic architecture is beautiful.

The garden is much quieter than the western side

and a lovely place to sit in the shade of the trees and

watch the children play.

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Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris

Île de la Cité

75004, Paris

 

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belleville

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belleville

Believing that there was only one neo-Gothic double-spired 

church in Paris (Basilica of Saint-Clotilde), 

we found this one in November 

just on the southern edge of the 19ème.

Click here to see an interior view and 

a bit of history of the church.

There is an abundance of churches in Paris

and I am convinced that it would be impossible to see them all.

The same applies to cemeteries.

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Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belleville

139 rue de Belleville

75019, Paris

Église Saint-Eustache

Église Saint-Eustache

Built between 1532 and 1632, Saint-Eustache is a marvel of 

French Gothic architecture with Renaissance and Classical details.

Although it seems dark in the "short days" of November and December,

 it is a photographer's delight to catch it on a sunny day with diffused light and shadows.

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Église Saint-Eustache

2, rue du Jour

75001, Paris

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belleville

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belleville

Built between 1854 and 1859 in the Belleville area,

it was the first Gothic Revival Churches in Paris.

These historical grounds are built on a foundation of

an early Bellevillois chapel of 1548 which was

replaced by the "first" Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belleville church

in 1635.

During the construction of this current structure, the foundation

stones of the earlier churches were uncovered.

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Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belleville

139, rue de Belleville

75019, Paris

Église Saint-Laurent

Église Saint-Laurent

I discovered this large neo-Gothic church

through a blog-friend who I was able to meet

face-to-face.  Cynthia's beautiful and informative post

is linked here.

Like many of the churches in Paris

(and in all of Europe), Saint-Laurent saw many additions

and revisions over several centuries. 

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Église Saint-Laurent

68, boulevard de Magenta

75010, Paris

Église Saint Pierre - Chartres

Église Saint Pierre

Saint-Pierre Church in Chartres is not as well known 

as the Cathedral of our Lady of Chartres,

 but this 13th Century church is a Gothic masterpiece 

with some windows surviving from the 14th Century.

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Église Saint Pierre

rue Pétion

28000, Chartres