The other day, when I told you abut Rue Foyatier, I did not realize that I had not given you a tour of Sacre Coeur, which translates in English to Sacred Heart. Most either love it, or hate it. Personally, I love it.
I love the view you get when you approach it from Rue Steinkerque. This is what you see when you get off the Anvers metro stop…
As you walk closer, it magically appears out of nowhere…
Do you recognize this carousel from the movie Amelie? She called Monsieur Quincampoix from here….
I love how the self-cleaning limestone gleams in the sunlight and looks so amazing against the Kelly green grass…
I really like taking pictures of the Basilica from different angels. Don’t you love the juxtaposition of the fence in this shot? It is much softer than the starkness of the previous shot, non?
You don’t realize just how high up you are….until you look back down…
You never see photos of the back of Sacre Coeur, but I am just too curious, so here it is…
No matter where you go in Montmartre, you can almost always see it peeking out from the rooftops. You can see it here on the way from the Place du Tertre…
And here is another shot from the Rue Norvins…. this has been popular in pictures and paintings…have you seen it before?
Where is your favorite place to view it? Are you in the Love it or Hate it camp?
Photos: shots of Sacre Couer in Montmartre, Paris