Three-quarters of the churches in Paris were burned down during the French Revolution leaving few survivors, most notably Cathédrale Nôtre-Dame de Paris, Église Sainte-Chapelle and the Basilique Cathédrale de Saint-Denis where the kings and queens of France repose, now all well-known touristic sites. (Despite its byzantine aspect the Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre did not appear until 1914). Today there are many lesser-known churches sprinkled throughout the city that deserve a detour, easily found by searching their whereabouts on a map of Paris. Most are active but some are former churches, cloisters, and ecclesiastical buildings, all worthwhile to discover for their history, architecture and beauty. - BPJ
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Recommended:
Église Saint Paul-Saint Louis
Église Saint-Jean de Montmartre
Chapelle Nôtre-Dame-de-la-Médaille-Miraculeuse
Église Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois
Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais
Èglise Saint-Médard de Paris
Basilique Nôtre-Dame des Victoires
Basilique de Sainte-Clotilde
Église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont
Église Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre
Église Saint-Pierre de Montmartre
Église Saint-Sulpice
Église Saint-Séverin
Église Saint-Eustache
Église Saint-Seraphin-de-Sarov
Église de la Madeleine
Église Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Le Panthéon (originally Église de Sainte-Geneviève)
Collège des Bernardins
Église des Billettes and its medieval cloister w/exhibitions, concerts
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