Église Saint-Sulpice — Attraction in Paris

🙏Du haut de ses 120 mètres cette superbe église située près du quartier de l’Odéon est un haut lieu religieux de la Rive Gauche. Victor hugo s’y est marié. Célèbre également grâce au film Da Vinci Code. Une visite s’impose ! 🎥

🇬🇧Saint-Sulpice (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃sylpis]) is a Roman Catholic church in Paris, France, on the east side of the Place Saint-Sulpice within the rue Bonaparte, in the Odéon Quarter of the 6th arrondissement. At 113 metres long, 58 metres in width and 34 metres tall, it is only slightly smaller than Notre-Dame and thus the second largest church in the city. It is dedicated to Sulpitius the Pious. Construction of the present building, the second church on the site, began in 1646. During the 18th century, an elaborate gnomon, the Gnomon of Saint-Sulpice, was constructed in the church.( Wikipédia)

🇪🇸La iglesia [de] San Sulpicio (en francés, Église Saint-Sulpice) es una destacada iglesia de París dedicada a Sulpicio Pío, arzobispo de Bourges en el siglo VII. Está situada en la plaza de San Sulpicio, en el barrio del Odeón, en el distrito VI, en una plaza construida en la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII en la que destaca la fuente de los Cuatro Obispos, de Joachim Visconti (1844), y los castaños de flores rosas. El café de la Mairie, en la plaza, es famoso por haber aparecido en numerosas películas...

Saint-Sulpice is only slightly smaller than Notre-Dame, making this the 2nd largest church in Paris. My guide told me that the administration of the cathedral totally disliked the number of visitors they get each year asking where the “Rose Line” was, that they display this notice: Contrary to fanciful allegations in a recent best-selling novel, this [the line in the floor] is not a vestige of a pagan temple. No such temple ever existed in this place. It was never called a «Rose-Line». It does not coincide with the meridian traced through the middle of the Paris Observatory which serves as a reference for maps where longitudes are measured in degrees East or West of Paris. (...) Please also note that the letters «P» and «S» in the small round windows at both ends of the transept refer to Peter and Sulpice, the patron saints of the church, and not an imaginary «Priory of Sion». Funny thing is, my guide told me that the traffic to the church spiked due to the interest from the Da Vinci Code fans. Setting the record straight, it is a true that the church has nothing to do with the Paris Meridien or the “Rose Line”, and the meridian line in the church and the gnomon, a scientific instrument measures the time of the winter solstice and Easter. Saint-Sulpice holds regular organ recitals so you can enjoy the beautiful organ within...

Because of the strikes going on we had to get around by foot for the most part. Even though this left us exhausted by the end of the day with throbbing feet we think it was one of the best parts of the trip. Most days we spent walking 10 miles or more but we got to see so much. It’s easy to walk that much without realizing since many landmarks are only about a mile or so from one another and walking along the Seine River can make it seem even shorter since you can often see everything in the distance. After a few days of walking around we felt much more comfortable going places and got to know more of the city than we would have if the trains were all running. With all the research we did leading up to the trip we had an idea of what exactly we wanted to see but there’s so much more that we didn’t know about. From exploring on foot we found several streets with unique shops and areas that we wouldn’t have found otherwise. And during the Christmas season many of these streets are full of lights and decorations which was always a pleasant surprise to turn a corner and find a decorated street that we hadn’t seen before. Remember to go off course when you travel and explore the city and not just the landmarks! Otherwise we would have never came across this church in particular and the beautiful streets that surround...