Église Saint-Sulpice
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November 5, 2023
The construction of this church lasted almost 130 years, occasionally stopping due to lack of funding. Only Notre-Dame de Paris is larger than this church, and the organ located in it is generally the largest in France. The first stone, according to one version, was laid in the XVII century by Queen Anne of Austria herself. You will find it between the Luxembourg Gardens and Boulevard Saint-Germain. It was built in the Jesuit style and for a long time was considered by Parisians to be the ugliest church in the city.
Until 1884, it was believed that it stood on the zero (Parisian) meridian, a copper strip runs along the center of the temple floor, symbolizing this meridian. Since 1884, the countdown began at Greenwich. English writer Dan Brown in the acclaimed and filmed bestseller "The Da Vinci Code" described this particular temple in one of the key scenes, and Hugo was married in it.
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November 7, 2019
The organ was playing when we entered the church. Very good acoustics.
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