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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Catholic Church |
| Province | Archdiocese of Paris |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Location | |
| Location | crossing of Rue Tolbiac and Rue Bobbilot. 13th arrondissement of Paris |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Neo-Roman, Neo-Byzantine |
| Groundbreaking | 1894 (1894) |
| Completed | 1900 (1900) |
Sainte-Anne de la Butte-aux-Cailles is a Roman Catholic Church located in the [Butte aux Cailles quarter of the 13th arrondissement of Paris, at the crossing of Rue Tolbiac and Rue Bobbilot. Built in the Neo-Roman and Neo-Byzantine architectural style popular in the period, It was partly completed in time for the opening of the 1900 Paris Universal Exposition.
With the formal declaration in France of the separation of Church and State in 1905, the church became the property of the French state, which caused problems for the funding. The church was finally completed and consecrated in 1912.
In 1938 new stained glass windows from the workshop of Maumejean were put into place.
In 2018 the church was listed as an historical monument of France.
Construction
The church was constructed on the old riverbed of the River Bievre, which required exceptional means of support. It was built atop seventy-seven pilings, reaching down to the rocky substratum between 16 and 22 meters below the ground.
Two towers 55 meters high flank the facade of the church. In addition, there is a large cupola over the transept of the church.
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Cupola
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Chevet
