Cathedral Of The Holy Trinity

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  • Address
    31 rue des Jardins, Latin Quarter
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  • Phone
    692 2193
  • Transport
    bus: 3, 7, 11

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Lonely Planet review

This elegantly handsome Anglican cathedral was the first built outside the British Isles, oak was imported from Windsor Castle's 'Royal Forest' just to make the pews. The royal box is in the upper left balcony if you are facing the altar. (Look for the royal coat of arms.) The bell tower, 47m-high, competes for attention with the nearby Basilique Notre-Dame. A guide is usually around in the summer and gives free 10-minute tours.

Built from 1800 to 1804, it was designed by two officers from the British army's military engineering corps and modeled on St Martin-in-the-Fields Church in London, England.

Upon its completion, King George III sent the cathedral a treasure trove of objects, everything from candlesticks to chalices to silver trays. The elaborateness of the gifts heading towards the New World sent London's chattering classes atwitter.