Basilique du Sacre Coeur

I have recently come back from Paris, what a beautiful city. The city has lots of attractions some of which are breathtaking. This could be said to Sacre Coeur, after climbing all the steps to it , it is on a very steep hill of Montrmatre, though there is a cable lift if you don't fancy the steps. The way up is rich in shops selling lots of souvenirs a lot of them selling much the same things though. Basilica de Sacre Coeur in Montematre, is a gigantic white basilica that over looks all of Paris the view at the top if spectacular. If you are visiting Paris it really is something you should visit. The basilica was designed by the architect Paul ...  Read the complete review

Paris on a budget - The basilica of sacre coeur. On our recent holiday to Paris, we set out to take in the capital, but without spending a fortune. We were on a strict budget and tried to take in as much of the culture of one of Europes most beautiful cities. Our Little hotel was in the montmatre region of the capital. Montmartre literally means hill of martyrs and therefore was the only real choice for one of the most striking religous buildings in the world.The Basilica of Sacre Coeur is Montmartre's leading tourist attraction, and it's probably the most-visited church in Paris after the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. Unfortunately, the steps leading up to the ...  Read the complete review

The Basilique du Sacre Coeur, a church of monumental architectural beauty and a symbol of religious wealth. Built on the hill of Montmartre above the City of Paris, this building and her fine white domes can be seen from almost everywhere within the city limits. Montmartre means mount of martyrs would you believe? So called because it was the place of martyrdom and some chap called Saint Denis, a bishop around the third century. It used to be a Benedictine Abbey until the barbaric French revolution when they guillotined all the nuns (sick) and destroyed the place leaving all the peasants to starve or fight for their survival. Interesting off topic piece of ...  Read the complete review

I've just been up to Montmartre to visit my friends new apartment/artist's atelier, and I was reminded of the glory and splendor that is a 20th century, concrete church that adorns the pinnacle of this limestone hill (425 feet high), Sacre-Coeur (Sacred Heart): Montmartre has a mythological religious beginning, way back in 250 AD, when the first bishop of Paris (St. Denis), was beheaded here with two other priests, Eleutherius and Rusticus. St Pierre de Montmartre, a small church at the base of Sacre-Coeur, is all that remains of a Benedictine Abbey that was founded here in 1134 (the facade was completely remodeled in the 18th Century). Two other ...  Read the complete review

Although as a church Notre Dame has it for me over Sacre Coeur any day, this setting has to be seen to be believed. Inspired apparently by the Taj Mahal, anything less like a Eurpoean cathedral you'd be pushed to find, however Sacre Coeur has become one of the most quintessential parisian landmarks. Standing on a hill, if you are very lucky you might get a close view of Sacre Coeur from the plane as you take off from Charles de Gaulle, however this should definitely not be the only view you get of it, and it itself affords some of the best views of the city. Don't leave Paris without having seen it! Approach Sacre Coeur from the base of the hill, and ...  Read the complete review