Sacred Heart Cathedral

The Sacred Heart Cathedral (Sacré-Cœur) is white and is known as the 'Little White Palace' of Paris. It is a Byzantine-style cathedral located on Montmartre Hill in the 18th arrondissement of northern Paris, symbolizing the Montmartre highlands. Construction began in 1876 and was completed in 1919. The cathedral features numerous reliefs, murals, and mosaic inlays. At the back of the cathedral stands an 84-meter-high square bell tower, housing one of the world's largest bells, the Savoy Bell, which weighs 19 tons. The front of the cathedral has three arched doors, and on either side of the dome are two equestrian statues: one of King Saint Louis and the other of Joan of Arc, the French national heroine.