Saint-Sulpice Church (Église Saint-Sulpice), Paris: How to Visit and What to Do Nearby

Saint-Sulpice Church sits on the Place Saint-Sulpice in Paris's 6th arrondissement, roughly 300 meters south of the Boulevard Saint-Germain. Built between 1646 and 1870, it is the second-largest church in Paris after Notre-Dame, with a nave 120 meters long and mismatched towers on the western facade—the southern one was never completed. The Chapel of the Holy Angels contains three murals by Eugène Delacroix, painted between 1855 and 1861, including Jacob Wrestling with the Angel. A brass meridian line set into the transept floor was installed in 1727 to determine the date of Easter. is just one of many options in Paris. Major attractions worth considering include 59 Rivoli, Bois de Boulogne, and Grand Mosque of Paris (Grande Mosquée de Paris).