Église Saint-Jean de Montmartre
Église Saint-Jean de Montmartre is a Roman Catholic parish church at the foot of Montmartre, in Paris’s eighteenth arrondissement. Red brick and ceramic tiles cover its façade. Ceramic designs, sculptures, and figures of angels and saints give the entrance its crafted surface. Alexandre Bigot created the ceramic designs and sculptures.
The project ran from 1894 to 1904, making this France’s first religious building in reinforced concrete. Architect Anatole de Baudot led the design. Thinner walls and vaulted ceilings marked a break from heavy stone construction. Opposition brought a temporary halt and a lawsuit over planning regulations. Technical demonstrations and full-scale models then convinced skeptics that construction could continue safely. The parish church was finally consecrated in 1904.
Inside, Art Nouveau stained glass includes Léon Tournel’s central Crucifixion above the altar. Triangular windows show the Litanies of the Virgin. Pierre Roche’s mosaic altar carries bronze medallions representing the Evangelists’ attributes. Its organ began with Cavaillé-Coll and later underwent several renovations. France classified it as a historic monument in 2014.
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