Sacré
Coeur

View of Sacre Coeur

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.

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Sacré Coeur during sunset.

Front of Sacré Coeur

View from the top of Sacré Coeur