Saint-Augustin, Paris
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The Church of St. Augustine is a Catholic church located at 46 boulevard Malesherbes in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The church was built between 1860 and 1871 by the Paris city chief architect Vi
Eglise Saint Augustin de Paris
The facade
The apse or rear of the church, surrounded by chapels
The nave, choir and the ciborium over the altar with the original high altar partially obstructed by the modern timber altar
Victor Baltard
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Victor Baltard was a French architect famed for work in Paris including designing Les Halles market and the Saint-Augustin church.
Saint-Augustin, Paris
…located at 46 boulevard Malesherbes in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The church was built between 1860 and 1871 by the Paris city chief architect Victor Baltard. It was the first church in Paris to combine a cast-iron frame, fully visible, with stone construction. It was designed to provide a prominent landmark…
Victor Baltard
View of Les Halles from Saint-Eustache
Drawing of the main facade of the Church of Saint Augustin, Paris
Church of Saint-Augustine showing the cast iron shafts and iron-framed roof