Saint-Séverin
Capitals carved with expressive faces, stained glass from scenes of the Bible to Bazaine's recent windows on the seven sacraments, Baroque organs, and the Mansart chapel. from its own pages ↗
A public place: nothing is sold and no booking exists. Anyone selling you a ticket for it is not official.
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Ticket names translated from French · the venue's own wording is in the quote below
5 free activities to do in Paris when it rains… Admire masterpieces in the churches Heavy rain? Push open the door of a Parisian church. An opportunity to admire paintings free of charge, sometimes signed by great masters, such as Eugène Delacroix or Carle van Loo.Translation · original in French
5 activités gratuites à faire à Paris quand il pleut … Admirer des chefs-d’œuvre dans les églises Pluie battante ? Poussez la porte d’une église parisienne. L’occasion d’y admirer gratuitement des tableaux parfois signés de grands maîtres, comme Eugène Delacroix ou Carle van Loo.Practical
Saint-Séverin: address
1 rue des Prêtres-Saint-Séverin - Paris 05Open in Google Maps →✓ dioceseparis.fr/-saint-severin-saint-nicolas-.html · 2026-10-23Saint-Séverin: opening hours
Church opening Monday to Saturday: from 9:30 to 19:30
- Sunday
- from 9:00 to 20:00
Translation · original in French
Ouverture de l’église Du lundi au samedi : de 9h30 à 19h30 Le dimanche : de 9h à 20hSaint-Séverin: what should I know before visiting?
Audio-guided tour on mobile phone, in French and EnglishTranslation · original in French
Visite audio-guidée sur téléphone mobile, en français et en anglaisSaint-Séverin: how to get there
Metro Saint-Michel, Cluny-La-Sorbonne BUS 47 - 86 – 87Translation · original in French
M° Saint-Michel, Cluny-La-Sorbonne BUS 47 - 86 – 87Saint-Séverin: is it wheelchair accessible?
Disabled access (entrance rue Saint-Jacques).Translation · original in French
Accès handicapés (entrée rue Saint-Jacques).Its construction in the heart of the Latin Quarter began in the early 13th century on the site of a former Merovingian sanctuary. After the Hundred Years' War, the church was enlarged and rebuilt in pure flamboyant Gothic style, with, in the ambulatory, the famous "palm grove" in particular the "twisted pillar".
Translation · original in French
Sa construction en plein Quartier Latin est entreprise au début du XIIIe s. sur l’emplacement d’un ancien sanctuaire mérovingien. Après la guerre de Cent Ans, l’église est agrandie et reconstruite en pur style gothique flamboyant, avec, dans le déambulatoire, la fameuse « palmeraie » en particulier le « pilier tors ».