The white cathedral, made of travertine stone, stands on the only hill of Montmartre in Paris, France. From there you can see the whole of the city.
The Basilique Sacré-Coeur was designed by the architect Paul Abadie in a Romanesque-Byzantine style. Its foundation stone was laid in 1875. The basilica was not completed until 1914 and not officially opened for worship until 1919, after the end of the First World War.
Landscape with the view of Sacre Coeur, Pierre August Renoir
The site of the 19th-century basilica is traditionally associated with the beheading of the city's patron, Saint Denis, in the 3rd century.
The Basilica is 85 metres wide and 35 metres long. The Dome is 83 metres high, with the 55 metres high and 16 metres wide Cupola.
Sacré-Coeur is built of a frost-resistant travertine – Château-Landon (Seine-et-Marne) stone that constantly weathers out its calcite, so that it bleaches with age to a chalky whiteness.
Le Sacre-Coeur, Daniel Lallemand
A climb to the top of the dome provides an excellent view of Paris - at 271 feet above Montmartre Hill it is the second-highest viewpoint after the Eiffel Tower.
Some beleive the crypt contains a relic that some believe to be Christ's Sacred Heart (Sacré-Coeur).
The work was financed by gifts, often modest, from all over France.The names of the donors are carved in the stone.
Vers le Sacré-Coeur, Aimé Venel
En allant vers le Sacré-Coeur, Aimé Venel
Sacre-Coeur, Tom Scanlon
Sacre Coeur and Its Artists, Sandy Starr
Le manege des jardins dela butte et le Sacré-Coeur, Daniel Lallemand
Eglise St Pierre et Sacre Coeur, Jean Dufy
Landscape with a view of Sacre-Coeur, Igor Avramenko
La Seine et le Sacré-Coeur, Jean Pierre Sahuc
Le Sacre-Coeur, Georges Jamet
Le Sacre-Coeur, Marie Claire Houmeau
Le Sacré-Coeur, Ramon Casas i Carbo
L'envol au Sacré-Coeur, Aimé Venel
Le Sacre-coeur, Edouard Léon Cortes
Rue de l'Abreuvoir, Lucien Vieillard
Montmartre et le Sacre Coeur, Kees van Dongen
Montmartre et Sacré-Coeur, Linnea Pergola
Ruelle a Montmartre et Sacré Coeur, Elisee Maclet
Sacre Coeur et chateau des Brouillards, Maurice Utrillo
Sacre Coeur In Winter, Maurice Utrillo
Sacré-Coeur, Jean Pierre Sahuc
Sacre Coeur, Walter Stephen Krane
Escaliers de la Butte rue Foyatier et Sacré-Coeur, Lucien Genin
Hommage à Toulouse Lautrec les jardins de la Butte, Jean Prevos
L'heure bleue a montmartre, Claude Max Lochu
Escaliers de la butte rue Foyatier et Sacré Coeur, Jean Pierre Sahuc
Rue Norvins, Bernard Buffet
The Basilique Sacré-Coeur was designed by the architect Paul Abadie in a Romanesque-Byzantine style. Its foundation stone was laid in 1875. The basilica was not completed until 1914 and not officially opened for worship until 1919, after the end of the First World War.
Landscape with the view of Sacre Coeur, Pierre August RenoirThe site of the 19th-century basilica is traditionally associated with the beheading of the city's patron, Saint Denis, in the 3rd century.
The Basilica is 85 metres wide and 35 metres long. The Dome is 83 metres high, with the 55 metres high and 16 metres wide Cupola.
Sacré-Coeur is built of a frost-resistant travertine – Château-Landon (Seine-et-Marne) stone that constantly weathers out its calcite, so that it bleaches with age to a chalky whiteness.
Le Sacre-Coeur, Daniel LallemandA climb to the top of the dome provides an excellent view of Paris - at 271 feet above Montmartre Hill it is the second-highest viewpoint after the Eiffel Tower.
Some beleive the crypt contains a relic that some believe to be Christ's Sacred Heart (Sacré-Coeur).
The work was financed by gifts, often modest, from all over France.The names of the donors are carved in the stone.
Vers le Sacré-Coeur, Aimé Venel
En allant vers le Sacré-Coeur, Aimé Venel
Sacre-Coeur, Tom Scanlon
Sacre Coeur and Its Artists, Sandy Starr
Le manege des jardins dela butte et le Sacré-Coeur, Daniel Lallemand
Eglise St Pierre et Sacre Coeur, Jean Dufy
Landscape with a view of Sacre-Coeur, Igor Avramenko
La Seine et le Sacré-Coeur, Jean Pierre Sahuc
Le Sacre-Coeur, Georges Jamet
Le Sacre-Coeur, Marie Claire Houmeau
Le Sacré-Coeur, Ramon Casas i Carbo
L'envol au Sacré-Coeur, Aimé Venel
Le Sacre-coeur, Edouard Léon Cortes
Rue de l'Abreuvoir, Lucien Vieillard
Montmartre et le Sacre Coeur, Kees van Dongen
Montmartre et Sacré-Coeur, Linnea Pergola
Ruelle a Montmartre et Sacré Coeur, Elisee Maclet
Sacre Coeur et chateau des Brouillards, Maurice Utrillo
Sacre Coeur In Winter, Maurice Utrillo
Sacré-Coeur, Jean Pierre Sahuc
Sacre Coeur, Walter Stephen Krane
Escaliers de la Butte rue Foyatier et Sacré-Coeur, Lucien Genin
Hommage à Toulouse Lautrec les jardins de la Butte, Jean Prevos
L'heure bleue a montmartre, Claude Max Lochu
Escaliers de la butte rue Foyatier et Sacré Coeur, Jean Pierre Sahuc
Rue Norvins, Bernard Buffet
i think there should be more facts about sacre coeur because i have a french project and this might be a good site if it did have more facts
ReplyDeleteNice site—thank you! I have a painting of Sacre Coeur taken from rue du Chevalier de la Barre. The signature is difficult to read, perhaps Gino Salviati? Does the name ring a bell? Cheers, ML
ReplyDeleteSorry, I don't know anything about the artist..
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