THE SACRÉ-CŒUR FRIGHTENS, SAINTE-ANNE HEALS

SAINTE-ANNE HIDES INSTEAD OF LOOMING AND ITS DECOR IS TENDER, NOT AGGRESSIVE 

Compare the Sacré-Cœur and Sainte-Anne:

Web photo, now gone

The Sacre-Cœur, built toward 1870

Sainte-Anne, built toward 1900 

The crossroad of rues de Tolbiac and Bobillot, a rare site from which to glimpse the church. 

Sainte-Anne's site is involuntary:

• The church was planned for the hilltop in 1865, but war with Prussia and building the Sacré-Cœur brought a long delay.

Postcard of the hilltop toward 1900 / zoom

• Then the quarries' expansion obliged building the church at the bottom of the hill...  

    Zoom

 The quarries in 1908 

• ...which makes it hard to see from afar: 

# # #

• Then the expansion of quarries obliged building it on flat ground...

The quarries in 1908 / zoom

• Which is why it is so hard to see:

# # #

So the site is imposed, but the gentleness of the decor is deliberate. Except for the reference to Byzantium which was modish and not political, the holy figure alone recalls the model: But it is tiny in comparison with the Sacré-Coeur's Jesus.

The stained glass windows were made in the 1930's, so are not part of this comparaison. But their pastel hues fit the serene construction: 

    For Trip Advisor's photos, please click.

Sainte-Anne is not built 

as revenge for one insurrection

or to discourage another. 

*     *    *

Next,

"The chocolate facade"