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Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires

The basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires stands beside place des Petits-Pères, in the 2nd arrondissement. Louis XIII began the works in 1629 and dedicated it to his victory at the siege of La Rochelle in 1628. It was built up to 1740 by several architects, among them Pierre Le Muet and Libéral Bruant, and the French classical facade was completed in 1737 by Sylvain Cartaud. During the Revolution it served as the headquarters of the national lottery and was the first seat of the Paris Stock Exchange. Today it is a Marian shrine of the diocese, with more than 37,000 ex-votos: plaques of thanks, silver and gold hearts and military decorations. It holds a cenotaph of the composer Jean-Baptiste Lully, with busts by Jean Collignon and Antoine Coysevox, and paintings by Van Loo. It was also a stage on the pilgrim route to Santiago de Compostela.

Things to do at Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires: 3 missions

• Read the ex-voto plaques on the wallsWalk along the walls covered with plaques of thanks, hearts and decorations left by the faithful (more than 37,000 in all) and read three different thank-you messages.
• Find a painting by Van LooLook for one of the Van Loo paintings that decorate the basilica and note down the subject.
• Find Lully's cenotaphLook for the monument to the composer Jean-Baptiste Lully, court musician of Louis XIV, with the busts by Collignon and Coysevox.

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Source: Web oficial - Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires