Church of Saint Jean-Baptiste

  • Historic site and monument
  • Religious heritage
32 rue Gabriel Péri, 78420 Carrières-sur-Seine
Famous for its 12th-century altarpiece – the original is now preserved at the Louvre – the Eglise Saint Jean-Baptiste at Carrières-sur-Seine was given a new lease of life in 2013.
Although the building retains few visible traces of its long existence, a bas-relief carved in the 12th century, discovered in the 19th century during renovation work on the church, attests to the building's early origins.

It is a remarkable example of Early Gothic architecture.

This altarpiece is a stone bas-relief divided into three sections. Seemingly the only one of its kind in France, it is an important fragment of an altarpiece of which certain parts resemble those of the...

Rates

Rates

Free access.

Openings

Openings

All year 2025 - Open everyday

Location

Location

Church of Saint Jean-Baptiste
32 rue Gabriel Péri, 78420 Carrières-sur-Seine

Spoken languages

Spoken languages
  • French
Updated on 24 January 2024 at 10:54
by Office de Tourisme Intercommunal de Saint Germain Boucles de Seine
(Offer identifier : 4876744)
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