History
The church takes its name from a large plot of land purchased in 1543 by a wealthy nobleman Pierre Cailles, who began to develop it. In 1662 the French prime minister Colbert chose the butte as the location the tapestry and dye industry, and for the first Gobelin factory, bringing in a large number of workers, particularly Bretons. The altar of the church today is decorated with Breton symbols. \By the late 19th century the local church was overcrowded, and a new church was commissioned. The small local chapel chapel was overcrowded, and a new church was commissioned. The architect chosen was Prosper Bobin. [1]
The new church was built between 1894 and 1912, in a blend of the Neo-Roman and Neo-Byzantine architectural style popular in the period, It was first called Sainte-Anne de la Maison blanche. It was partly finished by the opening of the Paris Universal Exposition of 1900. [2]
In 1905, The unfinished church, like the French cathedrals became the property of the French government, The church took its present name, after the neighbourhood, It was finally completed and consecrated in 1912. [3]
In 1938 new stained glass windows in the Art Deco style from the workshop of Maumejean were put into place.
In 2018 the church was listed as an historical monument of France.
Exterior
Cupola over the transept
Chevet
The portal
The church was constructed on the old riverbed of the River Bievre, which required exceptional means of supporter stability. It was built atop seventy-seven pilings, reaching down to the rocky substratum between 16 and 22 meters below the ground.
Two towers 55 meters high flank the facade of the church. In addition, there is a large cupola, in the Roman-Byzantine style, over the transept of the church. ine style,Theconstruction of the towers was largely financed by the Lombard family, who own several local enterprises, mincluding Meunier Chocolate. The facade is popularly known as the "Chocolate Towers." [4]
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