Thursday, March 11, 2010

Sacré Cœur on Montmarte Hill, Paris

Montmartre is a hill 130 metres high, in the north of Paris in the 18th arrondissement, a part of the Right Bank, primarily known for the white-domed Basilica of the Sacré Cœur on its summit.

Along the road to the hill are a lot of shops, including souvenir shops. I find souvenir shops here are among the cheapest in France.

You have a choice of climbing the stairs or riding the Montmartrobus (electric bus of Montmartre).

Mesmerized by all the buildings on the slope of the hill.

Thank you dear husband for a trip to Paris. Anniversary present after 20 years of marriage.


Montmartre means 'mountain of the martyr'; it owes its name to the martyrdom of Saint Denis, who was decapitated on the hill around 250 AD.

Having a nice time.

The name of the building is Sacré Cœur.

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