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The Basilica of Sacré Cœur de Montmartre (English: Sacred Heart of Montmartre), commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica and often simply Sacré-Cœur (French: Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre, pronounced [sakʁe kœʁ]), is a Catholic church and minor basilica in Paris dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It was formally approved as a national ...
This is a list of religious buildings in Paris, organized by religion and then by arrondissement (administrative division or district). This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
Butte of Montmartre, (18th arrondissement of Paris) Neo-Byzantine basilica (1875–1914) The church, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Christ, is located at the highest point in Paris, It was first proposed in 1870 as penitence for the "Misfortunes of France", particularly the defeat of France in the Franco-German War of 1870. [37]
Montmartre remained outside of the city limits of Paris until January 1, 1860, when it was annexed to the city along with other communities (faubourgs) surrounding Paris, and became part of the 18th arrondissement of Paris. In 1871, Montmartre was the site of the beginning of the revolutionary uprising of the Paris Commune.
Montmartre - an old district of Paris on a hill containing the Bateau-Lavoir, the Basilica of the Sacré Cœur, the Place du Tertre, the Musée de Montmartre, and other sites. The Sorbonne - one of the universities of Paris (Paris IV), the centre of Paris's Latin Quarter.
Saint-Pierre de Montmartre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ də mɔ̃maʁtʁ]) is the second oldest surviving church in Paris, after the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Pres. It is one of the two main churches on Montmartre, the other being the more famous 19th-century Sacré-Cœur Basilica, just above it. Saint-Pierre de Montmartre, begun in ...
The Rue Foyatier is a street on the Montmartre butte ("outlier"), in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.Opened in 1867, it was given its current name in 1875, after the sculptor Denis Foyatier (1793–1863). [1]
Saint-Jean de Montmartre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ d(ə) mɔ̃maʁtʁ]) is a Roman Catholic parish church located at 19 Rue des Abbesses in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. Situated at the foot of Montmartre , it was built from 1894 to 1904.