Saint-Germain-des-Prés

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Saint-Germain-des-Prés

church, Paris, France

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Paris
Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the Latin Quarter
South of the city centre are the quintessential Left Bank neighbourhoods known as Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the Latin Quarter (Quartier Latin). The boulevard Saint-Germain itself begins at the National Assembly building, curving eastward to join the river again at the Sully…
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South of the city centre are the quintessential Left Bank neighbourhoods known as Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the Latin Quarter (Quartier Latin). The boulevard Saint-Germain itself begins at the National Assembly building, curving eastward to join the river again at the Sully…
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Western architecture
France
…and Childebert built Sainte-Croix-et-Saint-Vincent (today Saint-Germain-des-Prés). Both churches were decorated with marble and mosaic and roofed with bronze tiles—as was the church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Daurade in Toulouse, which probably dates from the end of the 6th century and was demolished only as late as 1761.
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…and Childebert built Sainte-Croix-et-Saint-Vincent (today Saint-Germain-des-Prés). Both churches were decorated with marble and mosaic and roofed with bronze tiles—as was the church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Daurade in Toulouse, which probably dates from the end of the 6th century and was demolished only as late as 1761.
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