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Église Saint-Eustache

Paris 1er Arrondissement, FR

Église Saint-Eustache

The massive parish church of the Les Halles area is a notable example of late Gothic interspersed with Renaissance details (including the entire front façade), as it was only completed in the 17th century. Its unique form results from a combination of relatively short length and impressive height of

over 30 metres inside. The latter allows room not only for an array of stained glass windows and paintings, but also France's largest church organ of 8,000 pipes. The sculpture ''Écoute'', depicting an oversized human head, was placed in front of the church's southern facade and has become a favourite photo spot.

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