The Church of Saint-Sulpice is located between the Luxembourg Gardens and Boulevard Saint-Germain. The temple is huge: it is second only to the size of Notre Dame de Paris. In addition, it is in Saint-Sulpice is the largest organ in France.

At least since IX century there was a small church. In 1646, construction began on a new, larger size of the temple. It lasted until the French Revolution under the leadership of various architects, among whom was Giovanni Servandoni, which gave the church its classical facade. Fully church was completed only in 1870, but a year later the northern bell tower partially destroyed bombard Paris Prussians. The bell tower was restored in our time.

During the French Revolution, Saint-Sulpice was desecrated: it was turned into a temple of Victory and the banquet hall. Here, in particular, celebrated the success of Napoleon's Egyptian campaign. However, it was Napoleon in 1800 returned the temple to its destination.

Inside the temple is so unusual attribute as the gnomon - astronomical instrument for determining the direction of the true meridian. The stone floor of Saint-Sulpice is clearly visible coming from the gnomon copper strip, indicating the direction of the meridian of Paris (until 1884 all longitudes were reckoned from it). In fact, however, is more accurately defined in the meridian of the Paris Observatory, located kilometers to the south.

The interior of the church is magnificent. Its main nave is 120 meters in length, the height of the arch - 30 meters. The two bodies of the church, a small choir with 22 pipes and large pipes with 102. The history of Saint-Sulpice is conducted from the XVI century. From century to century, they became more and more difficult. In the second half of the XIX century to put it all talent ingenious music master Aristide Cavaillé-Col. It was he who made the largest organ of Saint-Sulpice the largest in France. Amazing tool has a height of 18 meters, its seven floors.

In the chapel of the church you can see frescoes of the brush Delacroix "Fight of Jacob with the angel," "Saint Michael, striking demon" and "Expulsion of Heliodorus robber from the Jerusalem temple." These are the last major work of the artist.