Sacré-Cœur Basilica

Montmartre, Paris

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"That white church on the hilltop. Eleven million visitors a year, and Parisians STILL argue about whether it should be here. Here's why. In eighteen seventy, France lost a war to Prussia — badly. A Catholic businessman named Alexandre Legentil had made a vow during the siege of Paris. If God spared the city, he'd fund a church of atonement. Paris survived. Legentil paid up."

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The Reveal

This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.

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This is just one of 9 stops on the Montmartre: Geniuses, Gluttons & Goats tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.

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