Description - At 119 meters in length, and 57 meters in width, this is the second largest church structure in all of Paris.
- The church can regularly seat 3,000, but the capacity can be boosted to 5,000 for special events.
- The north tower of the church, constructed in the 1780's, is a few meters taller than the south tower.
- The church was begun in 1646 and was mostly finished by 1732 when construction was haulted. Construction to finish the church, in full, did not begin again until 1776.
- This church was prominently featured in the book "The Da Vinci Code".
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