The Sacred Heart - Montmartre hill

Address : Basilique du Sacré Coeur - Montmartre
Zip code : 75018
City : Paris
Website : Basilique du Sacré Coeur - Montmartre
Opening hours : Basilica : 6am - 10.30pm. Dome and crypt : 9am-5.45pm.
Phone : +33 (0)1 53 41 89 09
Metro/Bus : Metro : Anvers - Bus : 30, 31, 54, 80, 85, Montmartrobus

The Sacred Heart - Montmartre hill ( Le Sacré Coeur et la Butte Montmartre)

The Sacred Heart - Montmartre Hill - Paris

The hill of Montmartre in the North of Paris rises 129 meters above sea-level.

From the earliest days , Montmartre has been a place of worship: the Druids, the Gauls, the romains temples dedicated to the gods Mars et Mercury; St Peter's church rebuilt near the Royal Abbey of Montmartre on the XII century by King Louis the VI and his wife Adélaïde of Savoy; finally the Sacred Heart Basillica erected at the end of the XIX century.

Access to the dome by using the crypt - Overview onto Paris. Crypt : tombs of cardinals and of the archbishops of Paris who originated the building of the basilica.

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The Sacred Heart - Montmartre Hill - Paris

Inside the Basilica Sacred Heart - Paris

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- yvonne (Wednesday 10 October 2007 12:15:54 pm)

Liked the idea of lighting a candle in the cathedral. The painting on the ceiling was magnificent. Wish I'd been directed to the artists square (which apparently is closeby).
The funicular was awesome as my husband is in a wheelchair.

Thank you

- Ashley (Tuesday 15 May 2007 2:55:24 am)

I would really like it if you would show the builders of the monument and why they built it.

The sacred heart on the hill of montmartre

- a student (Wednesday 29 November 2006 2:19:57 am)

I would really appreciate it if you could specify the monuments charestristic and it's looks.