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Eglise St-Sulpice

Address: Pl. St-Sulpice, St-Germain-des-Prés, Paris

Category: Religious Sites
Location: St-Germain

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Fodor's Review:

Dubbed the Cathedral of the Rive Gauche, this enormous 17th-century Baroque church has entertained some unlikely christenings—among them the Marquis de Sade and Charles Baudelaire—as well as the nuptials of novelist Victor Hugo. The church's most recent appearance was a supporting role in the best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code,and it now draws scores of tourists to its obelisk, a sundial built in the 1730s. The 18th-century façade was never finished, and its unequal towers add a playful touch to an otherwise sober design. There are two magnificent Delacroix frescoes in a chapel to the right of the entrance.

The congregation makes for good people-watching when there are confirmations and weddings. The slightly shabby Café de la Mairie on the square, once the haunt of existentialist author Albert Camus, is a good place to spy celebrities like actress Catherine Deneuve, who lives nearby, and other St-Germain celebrities are occasionally spotted in the square's Café de la Mairie, once the haunt of existentialist author Albert Camus.

Open: Weekdays 7:30-7:30
Metro: St-Sulpice

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