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Sacré-Coeur
Above the altar in this massive basilica, the
chancel vault is decorated with a vast
mosaic of Christ by Luc-Olivier Merson.

Montmartre

St-Eustache
With its mixture of Gothic
and Renaissance styles,
this is one of the finest
churches in Paris.
St-Paul–St-Louis
This Christ figure is
one of the many
rich furnishings in
Opéra this Jesuit church,
Quarter built in 1641 for
Cardinal Richelieu.
Tuileries
Quarter
Beaubourg
and
Les Halles
The Marais
St-Germain-
des-Prés
Ile de la Cité

Ile St-Louis
Notre-Dame
Latin The great cathedral was left to rot after
Quarter the Revolution, until Victor Hugo led a
Luxembourg restoration campaign.
Quarter

Jardin des Plantes
Quarter

Montparnasse

Grande Mosquée
de Paris
The minaret of this
1920s mosque is nearly St-Séverin
33 m (100 ft) tall. The west door leads into
one of the finest medieval
churches in the city.

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