Shared shuttle transfer to the Square Saint -Pierre in Paris

History and visit St. Peter’s Square in Paris

St. Peter’s Square is a garden located in the Montmartre district , La Chapelle in the 18th arrondissement of Paris . Stretching over an area of ​​23,737 square meters, the square began to walk from the Basilica of the Sacred Heart and ends on St. Peter’s Square . The square consists of sculptures and fountains and a grand staircase of 222 steps to reach the Basilica from the Place Saint -Pierre . His entire west side is bordered by the Montmartre funicular . At its creation in 1927 , it was called St. Peter’s square , later changed to square Willette .

Currently , it is known as the Square Louise Michel. Structured steep , the square offers a panoramic view of the area . It is part of the Parisian squares QualiPARIS who received the label by its qualities as at home , listening, access and information. The square is open daily from 8 am to 19 pm 30. Only certain areas of the square are accessible to people with reduced mobility. It is served by line 2 of the Anvers metro station and line 12 to Abbesses Metro Station .

The history of St. Peter Square is closely related to the Basilica of the Sacred Heart . After fighting the Commune in 1871 , a national fund which contributed about ten million followers enabled the construction of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart . Nearly forty -six million francs were collected after this subscription. The architect Paul Abadie won the contest for its construction. Work began in 1875. Abadie adopted an eclectic style to build this great monument. He used a white stone quarried in Château- Landon for it. It is said that this type of stone was specifically chosen because it resists well to pollution. On the death of Abadie in 1884, he was replaced by Honoré Daumet . This was followed later by Charles Laisné who finished the basilica in 1923.

Although the hill takes a special character because of gypsum quarries that was there before, it did not prevent the development of a square in front of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart in 1927. It was called St. Peter square . The white stone was used to build the Basilica of the Sacred Heart was also used for the construction of staircases and fountains everywhere in the square. With an abundant vegetation , the square has become a popular spot for tourists all over the basilica comes after the Notre- Dame de Paris as one of the most visited monuments in the city .

St. Peter’s Square is a great place to relax or to walk . It is decorated with several remarkable trees such as orange seventeen feet high, fig trees, magnolias , chestnut India twenty meters high , the honey locust , pomegranate … Among the fountains that adorn the square, we can identify two exceptional fountains. The first is a monumental fountain of three niches, with a basin supported by the Sea Gods . It was sculpted in 1932 by Paul Gasq . The second is a small fountain called the Innocents is located in the western part of the garden . Designed in 1906 by Emile Derré , it is decorated with high -relief bronze.