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Area:Saint-Germain Genre: Churches
Character: History and Culture
The church has had a tumultuous history. In 512 AD Saint Germain, who would later become bishop of Paris, convinced the Merovingian king Childebert to build an abbey with a church.
Inside, the church consists of a Romanesque nave and a Gothic choir with gilded capitals. The marble columns of the triforium are the only survivors of the 6th-century abbey church.
■Access:M④St-Germain-des Pres
■Address:3 Pl.St-Germain des Pres 75006
■Tell:01 55 42 81 10
■Opening Hours:8:00~19:45(Sunday 9:00~20:00)
■Admission:Free
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