Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs
The Church of Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs is a Catholic church in Paris' Third arrondissement. Early parts of the church, including the west front, built 1420–1480, are in the Flamboyant Gothic style, while later portions, including the south portal, mostly built 1576–86, are examples of French Renaissance architecture.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church located in Paris, in France
- Also known as: “Saint-Nicholas-des-Champs, Paris” and “Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs, Paris”
- Roof shape: gabled
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Arts et Métiers and Centre Georges Pompidou.
Museum of Arts et Métiers
Museum
Photo: Arnaud 25, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Musée des Arts et Métiers is an industrial design museum in Paris that houses the collection of the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers, which was founded in 1794 as a repository for the preservation of scientific instruments and inventions. Museum of Arts et Métiers is situated 110 metres northeast of Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs.
Centre Georges Pompidou
Arts center
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Centre Pompidou, more fully the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou, also known as the Pompidou Centre in English and colloquially as Beaubourg, is a building complex in Paris, France. Centre Georges Pompidou is situated 570 metres south of Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs.
Saint-Martin-des-Champs Priory
Chapel
Photo: SRombauts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Priory of Saint-Martin-des-Champs was an influential monastery established in what is now the city of Paris, France. Its surviving buildings are considered treasures of Medieval architecture in the city.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 3rd arrondissement and Sentier.
3rd arrondissement
Photo: Pol, Public domain.
A quieter part of the ancient Marais neighbourhood which is centred in the 4th, the 3rd is possibly one of the best places to live in Paris. There are several good open air markets and lots of great local designer clothing stores.
Sentier
Suburb
Marais
Suburb
Photo: Luctor IV, Public domain.
The Marais is a historic district in Paris, France. It spreads across parts of the 3rd and 4th arrondissements on the Rive Droite, or Right Bank, of the Seine.
Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.86549° or 48° 51′ 56″ northLongitude
2.35429° or 2° 21′ 15″ eastElevation
48 metres (157 feet)Levels
1Open location code
8FW4V983+5POpenStreetMap ID
way 56290843OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabled
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs”
- Chinese: “圣尼各老堂 (巴黎第三区)”
- Chinese: “圣尼各老堂”
- Czech: “Kostel Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs”
- Dutch: “Eglise Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs”
- Dutch: “Église Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs”
- French: “Église Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs de Paris”
- French: “église Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs”
- German: “St-Nicolas-des-Champs”
- Indonesian: “Gereja Saint-Nicholas-des-Champs”
- Italian: “chiesa di Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs”
- Italian: “Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs”
- Japanese: “サン=ニコラ=デ=シャン教会”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs”
- Norwegian: “Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs”
- Russian: “Сен-Николя-де-Шамп (церковь)”
- Russian: “Сен-Николя-де-Шан”
- Spanish: “iglesia de San Nicolas de los Campos”
- Spanish: “iglesia de San Nicolás de los Campos”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Nicolás de los Campos”
- Swedish: “Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs”
- Western Frisian: “Église Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs”
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