Église St-Sulpice

Lined with 21 side chapels inside, the Italianate Church of St-Sulpicius was built between 1646 and 1780. The facade, designed by a Florentine architect, has two rows of superimposed columns and is topped by two towers. The neoclassical décor of the vast interior is influenced by the Counter-Reformation.

The frescos in the Chapelle des Sts-Anges (Chapel of the Holy Angels), first to the right as you enter, depict Jacob wrestling with the angel (to the left) and Michael the Archangel doing battle with Satan (to the right) and were painted by Eugène Delacroix between 1855 and 1861.

The monumental 20m-tall organ loft dates from 1781. Listen to it in its full glory during 10.30am Sunday Mass or the occasional Sunday afternoon organ concert.