Eglise Saint-Merri, St-Merri Church, 78 rue Saint-Martin.
The abbot of St. Martin of Autun, St. Mederic, was buried in Paris around the year 700. His name was shortened and given to this chapel, which was built in the Ninth Century and rebuilt in 1220. Constructed in a flamboyant gothic style, the present church dates from 1552. In the Eighteenth Century, the gothic parts were destroyed and replaced by a baroque decor. The choir screen and the monumental cloisters which separated the choir from the nave were destroyed in 1709. The stained glass windows were replaced by clear glass. The St. Merri gives us a good idea of decoration from the Notre Dame era since the decor is still intact here. During the Revolution the statues were destroyed, and the church was turned into a powder factory. In the Nineteenth Century the statues were replaced (1842), the building restored and the city of Paris had the chapels decorated with paintings. A small turret located to the left of the facade contains the oldest bell in Paris that dates from 1331.