Église Saint-Augustin

You are approaching the Église Saint-Augustin, a structure that fundamentally changed how religious buildings were constructed in Paris. Completed in the late nineteenth century, it stands as the first major church in the city to use a fully visible, industrial cast-iron frame. This innovation allowed the architect, Victor Baltard, to support massive stone vaults with slender metal columns, creating an interior space of unprecedented openness and light. The church serves as a striking example of the bold engineering spirit of the Second French Empire.