This is my new favourite church in Paris. I only discovered it last week, but it's very close to where I live so I went back today. This is l'église Saint Paul in the Marais quarter of Paris. It was consecrated in 1641 and built by the Jesuits, who also built a college next to it. It's had a very illustrious history. As it's only about a ten minute walk from Bastille (where the French Revolution got really messy), it's a minor miracle it survived, in my opinion. The first stone was laid by Louis XIII, and the whole building is a mixture of Italian, French and Dutch architecture. You can learn more about its very complicated history here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis
The best part for me - it's almost untouched by tourists. There were maybe ten of us in there, and no signs begging for our money every ten paces (as there is in the Notre Dame and the Sacre-Coeur, which rather ruins the ambience and hardly motivates me to donate anything much). And I love the inside with its high domes. - Lucy
A great collage of beautiful pic.`s of this wonderful church. Love to see you pic.`s as the reminds me of the photographs my parents made on her visits to Paris in the 1960 th holidays .
@pyrrhula Thanks Ferry. Wow, Paris must have changed a bit since the 50s! It must be interesting to see the differences, and the things that have stayed the same. If there are any shots in particular that your parents took, maybe I could go to some of those places and take a similar shot? Let me know anyway, it could be good fun! - Lucy
@lizbrouwer Thank you Elize. Yes, I was surprised I could get the whole thing in but the road outside it is quite wide so it is possible. Makes a nice change! - Lucy
This is very beautiful for sure!!! I never thought about it before, but I suppose some of the very famous monuments and churches, and such must be made rather unpleasant to visit due to the huge amount of tourists!
we don't really have great historic building here... so I've never experienced anything like that!
Lovely clock focus
we don't really have great historic building here... so I've never experienced anything like that!