Saint-Roch, Paris

Quartier du Palais-Royal, France

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The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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The Church of Saint-Roch, located at 284 rue Saint-Honoré in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, is a French Baroque and classical parish church begun in 1653 by architect Jacques Lemercier and completed in 1740 under Jules Hardouin-Mansart. Built in Languedoc marble, the church is distinguished by its exceptionally ornate 18th-century chapels, which feature elaborate Baroque murals, sculpture, and architectural embellishment. The building holds historical significance beyond its architectural merit: in 1795, during the French Revolution, its front steps witnessed the event of 13 Vendémiaire, when the young artillery officer Napoleon Bonaparte deployed cannon to disperse a force of Royalist soldiers threatening the revolutionary government. Today the church is classified as a historical monument.