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12th arr. (Daumesnil) · Paris

Église du Saint-Esprit

Place of worshipLocal favourite

A 1928-35 reinforced-concrete church by Paul Tournon with a 33-metre dome modelled on Hagia Sophia, wrapped in Burgundy brick, and classified frescoes on a red ground by Maurice Denis and others. The main work of the 1930s "Chantiers du Cardinal" and almost unknown outside the 12th.

Address
186 Avenue Daumesnil (also 1 Rue Cannebière), 75012 Paris
Hours
not verified
Best time to go
Morning, Afternoon · About 20 min
Price
Free
Price level
€

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Good to know

  • Look up at the dome and the fresco cycle running from Pentecost to the 20th century.
  • Métro Daumesnil; the Coulée verte is a few minutes away.

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