Église St-Eustache

One of the most beautiful churches in Paris and consecrated to an early Roman martyr who is the patron saint of hunters, this majestic church is just north of the gardens above the Forum des Halles. Constructed between 1532 and 1637, St-Eustache is primarily Gothic, though a neoclassical facade was added on the western side in the mid-18th century. Inside, there are some exceptional Flamboyant Gothic arches holding up the ceiling of the chancel, although most of the interior ornamentation is Renaissance and even classical. The gargantuan organ above the west entrance, with 101 stops and 8000 pipes, is used for concerts (long a tradition here) and during Sunday Mass (11am and 6pm).