French Cathedrals & Churches
Paris, 8th Arrondissement
Photography of French Cathedrals and Churches by Peter Mathews and Eric Jump.
Roll over each image for a description and click for a larger view.
Cathédrale St-Alexandre-Nevsky
Cathedral entrance (1859-61)
Towers (1859-61) and mosaic pediment (1956)
Interior & screen in front of high altar (1859-61)
Russian Orthodox wedding & view into the high altar
Temple de Saint-Esprit
Exterior (Théodore Ballu, 1862-65)
Interior (Théodore Ballu, 1862-65)
Elevation (Théodore Ballu, 1862-65)
Skylight (Charles Letrosne, 1905)
Organ (Charles Mutin, 1898)
Chapelle Expiatoire
Chapel entrance (Fontaine, 1815-26)
East end from northeast (1815-26)
East end from northeast (1815-26) (detail)
Chapel interior (Fontaine, 1815-26) & bas-reliefs (François-Antoine Gérard)
Chapel dome (Fontaine, 1815-26)
Louis XVI (Joseph Bosio, 1834-35)
Marie Antoinette (Jean-Pierre Cortot, 1834-35)
Ste-Marie-Madeleine
Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine (1806-42)
Bronze door bas-relief of Decalogue, adultery (Triqueti, 1838)
Nave interior (1806-42); vault (Huvé, 1831)
Nave elevation, right side (1806-42)
Baptismal font (Moine)
'The Baptism of Christ' (François Rude, 1784-1855)
Organ (Cavaillé-Coll, 1846)
High altar with 'The Rapture of Ste-Marie-Madeleine (Charles Marochetti, 1805-68)
Choir mosaic (Lemaire, 1832-1910) & dome fresco (Jules-Claude Ziegler, 1804-56)
St-André-de-l’Europe
Neo-Gothic façade (1897)
Neo-Gothic interior (1897)
St-Augustin
West façade (Baltard, 1860-71)
West façade porch & statuary (1860-71)
West façade statues of Jesus & apostles (François Jouffroy, 19th c.)
West façade rose window (Prosper Lafaye, 19th c.)
West façade cross on top of gable (19th c.)
East end exterior (1860-71)
Dome & northeast exterior (1860-71)
Top of dome (1860-71) (detail)
Nave looking east (1860-71)
South nave gallery (1860-71)
3rd north nave arcade window (19th c.)
Organ tribune (Barker, 1868; Cavaillé-Coll, 1899, restored 2nd half 20th c.) at west end
West end rose (Prosper Lafaye, 19th c.) with cast iron frame
Dome grisaille windows (1889) (detail)
Cast iron ciborium in choir (19th c.)
St-Philippe-du-Roule
West façade (Chalgrin, 1774-84)
Nave looking east (Chalgrin, 1774-84)
Choir vault fresco, 'The Descent from the Cross' (Théodore Chassériau, 19th c.)
'St-Louis,' 3rd south nave clerestory window (Albert Maignan, 1894)
Nave looking west (Chalgrin, 1774-84)
Choir Ionic columns (Chalgrin, 1774-84)
Chapel of the Virgin (Godde, 1851)
Lady Chapel skylight (19th c.)
St-Sacrement (Corpus Christi)
Interior of Chapelle Corpus Christi (1876)
Looking toward chapel entrance (1876)
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