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Montmartre et La Sacré-Cœur. by Antoine Bennett. L’information de base. Montmartre has been inhabited since Jesus times Pagan place of worship to the god Mars (god of war) Became Christian place of worship after St. Denis was martyred there. L’information de base.
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Montmartre et La Sacré-Cœur by Antoine Bennett
L’information de base • Montmartre has been inhabited since Jesus times • Pagan place of worship to the god Mars (god of war) • Became Christian place of worship after St. Denis was martyred there
L’information de base • La Sacré-Cœur was built in 1876 after the war between France & Prussia • Designed by Paul Abadie • Byzantine-Romanesque style • 272 ft. tall • Taller than Eiffel Tower at its highest point