La Madeleine

The decision to create a church in this developing neighbourhood dates back to 1861. It is the work of the architect Théodore Ballu who orchestrated the work from 1862 to 1867. He had previously completed the neo-Gothic church of Sainte-Clotilde and after 1871, he rebuilt the Town Hall destroyed during the Commune. The Trinity Church is, along with the Church of St. Augustine, the most famous religious achievement of the Haussmann period.

The Great Synagogue of Paris was built in 1867-1874 in a neo-Byzantine style. After the war, the synagogue undertook renovations completed in 1967. This synagogue has been classified as a historical monument since 1987.

Work began in 1629 at the initiative of Louis XIII who wished to thank the Blessed Virgin for her military victories. This building, created by Pierre Le Muet for the Augustins déchaussés who entrusted him with its construction: it was very slow, due to a lack of funds, and continued with Sébastien Bruand, R. Boudin, then Gabriel Le Duc (1663) until 1740 when it was finished by Cartaud (façade).
During the Revolution, the church, deprived of its religious members, became the headquarters of the National Lottery and then the Stock Exchange under the Directory. It was restored to worship in 1802, then erected as a basilica by Pope Pius XI in 1927. A very important devotion to the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary was developed by the creation of an Archconfraternity in the 19th century by Father Desgenettes, parish priest.