Church St-Eustache

Considered one of the most beautiful religious monuments of Paris, this church was built between 1532 and 1640. Due to religious wars, it took more than a century to complete. In 1789 the Catholic religion was banned, and the church was closed, and it became a temple of agriculture. Shadowy, it might seem quiet like a cathedral: 33 meters high, 43 wide and 105 long. All this means the acoustics are superb. Important events were celebrated here: Communion of the Sun King Louis XIV, Cardinal Richelieu's baptism and that of the future Marquise de Pompadour ...