# Église Saint-Nicolas du Chardonnet

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Église Saint-Nicolas du Chardonnet is a Catholic church in central Paris's fifth arrondissement, combining classical and Baroque features. The present building took shape from 1656 to 1763. Charles Le Brun designed the classical side doorway, whose Ionic and composite pilasters support sculpted angels. A bell tower built before 1600 survives from the earlier structure.

A chapel stood here in 1230, in a field of thistles that gave the church its name. Growing population led to larger buildings and eventually to the present church. The French Revolution closed and damaged it, while nineteenth-century French artists replaced much of the destroyed art. Since 1905, Paris has owned the building while granting the Roman Catholic Church free use. In 1977, traditionalist Catholics occupied it, and the Society of Saint Pius X took over its management.

Inside, cruciform pillars and classical pilasters line a Baroque interior filled with paintings and sculptures. Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot's The Baptism of Christ is among its notable works. Charles Le Brun's early The Martyrdom of Saint John the Evangelist is also displayed there. Sculptures by Antoine Coysevox and Jean Collignon add two named artists to the collection. The church is recorded as wheelchair accessible for visitors.

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