Saint-Sulpice is a Roman Catholic church in Paris, France, on the east side of the Place Saint-Sulpice, in the Luxembourg Quarter of the VIe arrondissement. At 113 metres long, 58 metres in width and 34 metres tall, it is only slightly smaller thanNotre-Dame and thus the second largest church in the city. It is dedicated to Sulpitius the Pious. During the 18th century, an elaborategnomon, the Gnomon of Saint-Sulpice, was constructed in the church.
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A postcard from Paris (Anna)
Date of dispatch : 2012-02
Country: France
In my mailbox on March 10th, 2012