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Place of worship · Paris 4e Arrondissement, Paris
Église Saint-Merri
Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor
| Monday | 08:00 – 20:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 08:00 – 20:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 – 20:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 – 20:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 – 20:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 – 20:00 |
| Sunday | 09:00 – 13:00 |
Checked 2026-09-06 · Source
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This place is a Place of worship. It was built in the Gothic art style. It carries the classified historical monument heritage designation.
Église Saint-Merri, which the parish writes as Saint-Merry, is the active Roman Catholic church at 76 rue de la Verrerie in Paris’s 4th arrondissement, beside the Centre Pompidou. Rebuilt mainly between 1515 and 1612, it is a Flamboyant Gothic church rather than a museum. Its historic-monument classification dates to 1862; the interior includes 16th-century stained glass, sculpture, restored chapels and two organs.
The parish explicitly opens the church Monday–Saturday 08:00–20:00 and Sunday 09:00–13:00. On Sundays it reopens from 15:30 to 18:00 specifically for the 16:00 concert. That concert interval is not a general all-purpose opening period. Daily Mass is at 12:15 Monday–Saturday, the Saturday vigil Mass at 18:30 and Sunday Mass at 11:00; these worship times do not replace the published visitor hours. Enter quietly and allow services to take priority.
Concerts are separately dated. The parish lists a free-entry piano recital on Sunday 13 September 2026 at 16:00 and another free-entry concert on Saturday 19 September at 20:30. Free entry for those events does not establish a general sightseeing admission policy; no regular visitor ticket price is published.
Restoration continues without a whole-church closure notice. The choir organ restoration was completed in September 2025, while the city’s larger grand-organ project is expected to continue toward 2030. Check the parish page for short-notice effects on music or access.
The step-free main entrance is at 78 rue Saint-Martin, opposite 63 rue Saint-Martin. The City of Paris lists the church as accessible to visitors with reduced mobility, but records no visitor toilets, Wi-Fi or baby-changing facility. Hôtel de Ville and Châtelet are the listed public-transport stops. Telephone: +33 1 42 71 93 93.
Checked 2026-09-06
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