Important Facts and Information: - Sacré Coeur was built in 1873 upon a hill in the village of Montmartre. It was fully completed in 1914. - Name stands for "Basilica of the Sacred Heart. - The top of the tower stands 83m tall. It provides the second highest viewpoint in Paris, after the Eiffel Tower.
- The basilica was built as a vote of confidence in order to cure
France's misfortunes after the Franco-Prussian War. - Contains the great bell, Savoyarde, which weighs 19 tons and is one of the world's heaviest bells.
