Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires

The origins of the church of Saint-Eustache go back to the beginning of the 13th century. A chapel dedicated to Saint Agnes was the first building to be constructed. A crypt bearing this name is still attached to the church on the east side. In 1223, Sainte Agnès was erected as a parish and took the name of Saint-Eustache. The construction of the present church, however, only began in 1532 and lasted until 1633. The church was then partially rebuilt in 1754. Many Parisian personalities are buried in the church cemetery, among them Marie de Gournay (1565 - 1645), one of the few women to live from writing in Europe at that time. Her famous writings include "L'égalité des hommes et des femmes" (1622).

The current building of the Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Nouvelle church is the third place of worship to be built on the site. In 1551, a first chapel was built, which was destroyed in 1590 by the Catholic League during the siege of Paris by Henry IV. In April 1628, Queen Anne of Austria laid the foundation stone for a new church, which became a parish in 1673. It became national property in 1791, was sold in 1797 to three parishioners, and then bought by the city of Paris in 1803. Following the damage suffered during the Revolution, it threatened to fall into ruin and the decision was taken to rebuild it. Étienne-Hippolyte Godde, an architect for the Paris municipality who also designed the churches of Saint-Denys-du-Saint-Sacrement and Saint-Pierre-du-Gros-Caillou in the French capital, was commissioned to rebuild it.

"Temple of the Hymen and Fidelity" in 1795, the church was returned to worship in 1802. It was restored in the first half of the 19th century (in 1823 and again in 1843). Altarpiece of the main altar by Simon Vouet and Jacques Sarrazin.