Le Val de Grâce

1 place A. Laveran (5è)
RER Port Royal
Tel: 01 40 51 47 00 et 01 40 51 47 28
Open: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm everyday 

    In 1621, Anne of Austria housed the Benedictines of the Deep Valley, called the Valley of Grace (Val de Grâce). Upon the birth of the future Louis XIV in 1637, she decided to put up a baroque-style church. This church, started by Mansart, was completed by Le Mercier, Le Muet, and Le Duc. There are many beautiful sculptures here as well as some magnificent compositions. The dome and the cupola are divinely decorated. After the Revolution, the Val de Grace became a military hospital.