{"id":5,"date":"2026-07-10T09:15:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T07:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/2006\/07\/09\/st-dominique\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T18:55:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T16:55:35","slug":"saint-dominique-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2026\/07\/10\/saint-dominique-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint-Dominique, A Concrete Church in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><\/em><em>Saint-Dominique is a Catholic church in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. What is most surprising about this church is the statue above one of the main doors. It was deliberately carved after the likeness of French 1930s actor <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_Jouvet\"><em>Louis Jouvet<\/em><\/a><em>. The church is a mock Byzantine church made of concrete and artificial stone. Its construction was started in 1914 and stopped because of World War I. It was resumed in 1921. The Jouvet bas-relief was added in the 1940s. An aerial view of the church can be seen on Google Maps by <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;q=%C3%A9glise+st+dominique,+Paris&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=48.832222,2.335021&amp;spn=0.000772,0.002704&amp;t=k&amp;om=1\"><em>clicking here<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a52759ee087d&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a52759ee087d\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" data-attachment-id=\"3655\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/?attachment_id=3655\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/42810839910_f641027f6e_k1.jpg?fit=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"42810839910_f641027f6e_k\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/42810839910_f641027f6e_k1.jpg?fit=1000%2C668&amp;ssl=1\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/42810839910_f641027f6e_k1.jpg?resize=1000%2C668&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Saint-Dominique Church\n\" class=\"wp-image-3655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/42810839910_f641027f6e_k1.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/42810839910_f641027f6e_k1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/42810839910_f641027f6e_k1.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/42810839910_f641027f6e_k1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/42810839910_f641027f6e_k1.jpg?resize=1200%2C801&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/42810839910_f641027f6e_k1.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/42810839910_f641027f6e_k1.jpg?resize=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/42810839910_f641027f6e_k1.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Architect&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C3%89glise_Saint-Dominique_de_Paris\">Georges Gaudibert<\/a> is responsible for the design of Saint-Dominique. It is one of the first churches in Paris built in reinforced concrete, with brick and aggregate-stone infill, a genuinely experimental structure for its era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The church was meant to have a bell tower, but it was never built. Only its base survives, visible at the corner of the two streets, holding two bells \u2014 Marie and Dominique \u2014 blessed in 1950 and 1951, still ringing while awaiting a proper steeple. The din made by these two is just incredible. Whenever I&#8217;m with someone on the phone, people are wondering whether we are in our small mountain <a href=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/photos-ariege-livre-regards-sur-le-couserans-2026\/\">village in the Pyrenees<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A 1904 Organ<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grand_orgue_de_l%27%C3%A9glise_Saint-Dominique_de_Paris\">1904 organ<\/a>&nbsp;predates the church itself. Built by J. Merklin &amp; Cie for a private mansion belonging to Count Christian de Berthier de Sauvigny, it was moved to Saint-Dominique and inaugurated in 1945 by celebrated organist&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marcel_Dupr%C3%A9\">Marcel Dupr\u00e9<\/a>, then restored and reinaugurated by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierre_Cochereau\">Pierre Cochereau<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The interior features a 14-panel Stations of the Cross in mosaic by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maum%C3%A9jean\">Maum\u00e9jean brothers<\/a>, 1941 stained glass by master glassmaker&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_Barillet\">Louis Barillet<\/a>&nbsp;depicting the life of the Virgin, and an abside fresco (&#8220;Le Verbe et la Parole&#8221;) painted in 1946 by 28-year-old&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maurice_Rocher\">Maurice Rocher<\/a>, a student of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maurice_Denis\">Maurice Denis<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On May 1, 1959, poet and novelist&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blaise_Cendrars\">Blaise Cendrars<\/a>&nbsp;married actress&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Raymone\">Raymone<\/a>&nbsp;in a religious ceremony in that church. He was living next door to us n <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more at :&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint-Dominique_Church_(Paris)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saint-Dominique de Paris \u2014 Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More pictures of Saint-Dominique Church in Paris<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/11670048874_61aa969e7e_k.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" data-attachment-id=\"23654\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2026\/07\/10\/saint-dominique-church\/11670048874_61aa969e7e_k\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/11670048874_61aa969e7e_k.jpg?fit=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saint-Dominique Church<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/54667598247_f0d0408523_k.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"23649\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2026\/07\/10\/saint-dominique-church\/54667598247_f0d0408523_k\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/54667598247_f0d0408523_k.jpg?fit=1365%2C2048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1365,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;YANN GOURVENNEC-ANTIMUSEUM.COM&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2025-2026 copyright antimuseum.com Yann 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