Armenian Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
The first place of worship of the Armenian community in Paris, the current church was built at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1902, Alexandre Mantachiants, a wealthy oil magnate, financed the construction of the building. He decided to entrust the construction of his cathedral to the architect Albert Guibert. He then asked him for a modern church with a resolutely Armenian architecture, inspired by the cathedral of Etchmiadzin. The church was finally completed in 1904, and consecrated on October 2, 1904.