CHURCH AND OTHER PLACES OF WORSHIP

Église Saint-Sulpice

Place Saint-Sulpice - 75006 Paris Musée d'Orsay - Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Built in the 17th century with foundations dating back to the 12th century, Saint-Sulpice is one of the largest churches in Paris. Located in the heart of the 6th arrondissement, in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district, it is well worth a visit. Inside, you can admire the nave, the chapel of the Virgin with a statue by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, the sacristy with its Louis XV-style wood panelling, the 3 masterly paintings by Eugène Delacroix in the Chapel of the Holy Angels and the great Cavaillé-Coll organ. Another curiosity is the gnomon, a simple form of sundial used for a variety of astronomical purposes, whose inlaid brass wire represents the ‘meridian’ line. Outside, from the Place Saint-Sulpice, visitors can admire the beautiful façade flanked by two distinctive towers. The church of Saint-Sulpice is one of the Parisian sites where the action of Dan Brown's 2003 best-selling novel ‘The Da Vinci Code’ takes place.

Opening times and prices

More info on guided tours:

Guided tour of the church at 2:30pm, every Sunday. Guided tour of the crypts on the second and fourth Sunday of the month, at 3:30pm. Tour of the upper parts of the facade (except the towers) the fourth Saturday of the month, at 2pm. Visit the Chapel of the Angels and the paintings of Delacroix on the 2nd Sunday of the month at 1pm. The tour of the crypts and the upper parts of the facade are booked by telephone +33 (0) 1 42 34 59 98 or by email [email protected] due to a limited number of spaces. Visit in English of the church at 12.45pm on the 1st Sunday of the month.

Upcoming visits on the Facebook page: https://fr-fr.facebook.com/pg/SaintSulpiceACF/posts/

More info on opening times:

Everyday from 7.30am to 7.30pm

Open on public holidays: