Thursday, April 27, 2017

St Sulpice

St Sulpice is a Roman  Catholic church built in 1646.





It is because of the Da Vinci Code that we wanted to visit this church



The west facade with two different towers



Tomb of de Gergy
He undertook the completion of St Sulpice





The Confessional





Virgin Mary and Child





St Peter



Gnomon (Meridian Line)


This gnomon is used to determine the date of Easter each year. The sun's ray will enter the church through a small opening in the south transept and will rest on the line through out the year until it reaches the obelisk on spring and autumn equinox.



The Obelisk





This is where Silas follows the line to the obelisk in his quest for the keystone in the Da Vinci Code



Fountain of the four Bishops of Louis XIV


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