Journées du Patrimoine 2024, the program at Saint-Philippe du Roule church in Paris

The Journées du Patrimoine are a not-to-be-missed event for the curious and the passionate. Over the course of an exceptional weekend, our most beautiful treasures open their doors to you, inviting you to discover them from a whole new angle through an original program.

Every year, Paris and the whole of the Île-de-France region take part in this ball of visits, often free of charge, events and workshops for young and old in museums, monuments, châteaux and even places usually closed to the public. As you'll have gathered, this is a rare opportunity to take advantage of as many cultural highlights as possible and discover the Paris region from every angle.

Among the jewels of Parisian heritage are, of course, the churches. In Paris, these places of worship bear witness to the different eras through which the capital has passed, through the evolution of their architecture. And just as well, since churches are also taking part in the Journées du Patrimoine. In the 8th arrondissement, thechurch of Saint-Philippe du Roule, not far from the Avenue des Champs-Elysées, has been listed as a historic monument since 1993.

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Since its inauguration at the end of the 18th century, its neo-classical architecture can be admired from the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. Want to find out more? Here's the program for the next edition of the Journées du Patrimoine, on the weekend of September 21 and 22, 2024.

The Heritage Days program at Saint-Philippe du Roule church in Paris

• Guided tour
  September 21 and 22
  

  Guided tour.
  The first neo-classical church in Paris, it was built by the architect Chalgrin from 1764 to 1784.
  Having become too small due to population growth, it was enlarged by Hippolyte Godde, who built an axial chapel dedicated to Mary from 1843 to 1847, then by Baltard, who built a catechism chapel in 1853.
  Descente de croix painted by Chassériau.
  Stained-glass windows by master glass artist Emile Hirsch and the Champigneulle workshop, based on cartoons by painter Albert Maignan, who created Le Train bleu at the Gare de Lyon.
  Cavaillé-Coll organ.