Sacre-CoeurThe Basilica of Sacre-Coeur is a magnificent church in the Montmartre region
of Paris, France. At the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian war in 1870, the two
sons-in law of Charles Marcotte - Parisian Catholic businessmen Alexandre Legentil and
Hubert Rohault de Fleury, vowed to build a church dedicated to the Sacred Heart of
Christ should Paris be spared the impending onslaught. The two men lived and Paris was
saved, despite a lengthy siege, so they commenced work to build the Sacre-Coeur
basilica in 1875. The design was drawn up by Paul Abadie and the project taken on by
Archbishop Guibert of Paris, and the church finished in 1914 but not consecrated
until 1919 due to the German invasion during the Great War (WWI). The belltower of the
Sacre-Coeur is 83 meters tall and contains one of the world's heaviest bells,
weighing 18.5 tonnes. Donations toward the construction came from all over France.









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