Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belleville
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belleville stands in Paris as one of the city’s first Neo-Gothic churches. Jean-Baptiste Antoine Lassus designed its five-bay nave, two aisles, transept, choir, and eight side chapels between 1854 and 1859. Two bell towers rise to 57 metres above the building, while an ambulatory leads towards seven further chapels.
Lassus shaped the structure, furnishings, and iconographic programme as a unified work influenced by medieval architecture. Aimé-Napoléon Perrey created the sculpted decoration, and Auguste de Martel made stained glass from designs by Louis Steinheil. Biblical scenes fill the windows, while Henri Guérin’s choir windows show the Passion and Resurrection of Christ.
Inside, a 1859 organ and a baptistery add to the church’s historical detail. Light enters through chapels devoted to saints and biblical figures, drawing your attention from the stonework towards the coloured glass.
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