Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois

The Church of Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois is situated at 2, Place du Louvre, Paris 75001; the nearest Métro station is Louvre-Rivoli.

Located at the center of Paris, by the Seine and near the Louvre, this former parish of the kings of France is generally regarded as the Church of the Louvre. Founded in the 7th century, it was altered many times over several centuries, revealing several mixtures of style, Roman, Gothic, Renaissance. Among the treasures preserved inside are a wooden 15th century statue of Saint Germain, a Saint-Vincent of stone carved at the same time, a Flemish altarpiece carved out of wood, the famous churchwarden's pew where important people sat, made in 1683 by François Le Mercier from drawings by Charles Le Brun.

On the night of August 23, 1572, its bell called "Marie" sounded the beginning of the massacres of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. Thousands of Protestants were killed by Catholics, making this one of the central episodes in the Wars of Religion which darkened France and lasted several centuries. Splendid stained glass still remains, in spite of plunderings during the French revolution.

Alexandre Boëly was organist at the church from 1840 to 1851. The church was the site of Tony Parker and Eva Longoria's wedding in 2007.

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Fp Vallet
27 September 2011
Face au Louvre, cette église trop méconnue offre des peintures étonnantes et des vitraux originaux.
Оксана Кибирева
24 September 2018
Старый готический собор Парижа. Церковь находится рядом с Лувром. В своё время она служила домашней церковью королевской семьи. Внутри очень красиво, тихо и спокойно, людей почти нет.
Vânia Teixeira
10 August 2015
Linda apesar do desgaste do tempo!
Jason Beraud
8 March 2015
Église magnifique
Павел Хусу
16 January 2015
Эта церковь чем-то похожа на Нотр-дам, только значительно меньше по масштабам.
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1-11 Rue des Prêtres Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois, 75001 Paris, France Get directions
Thu 11:00 AM–10:00 PM
Fri 11:00 AM–7:00 PM
Sat 10:00 AM–9:00 PM
Sun 10:00 AM–8:00 PM
Mon 1:00 PM–8:00 PM
Tue 1:00 PM–7:00 PM

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