Trinité-d'Estienne d'Orves: history and sights
Served by: metro line 12.
Did you know?
Named after the Sainte-Trinité church, an imposing Second Empire building completed in 1867, and Resistance fighter Honoré d'Estienne d'Orves, executed in 1941. Haussmann-era elegance meets office life here, a short walk from the department stores of Boulevard Haussmann.
Anecdote
The neighbouring church, completed in 1867, still towers over the square with its tall bell tower.
Around Trinité-d'Estienne d'Orves
- Théâtre Mogador, 110 m away — An English-style music hall opened in 1919, specialising in large-scale musicals since Diaghilev's Ballets Russes performed there.
- Église de la Trinité, 40 m away — A 19th-century neo-Renaissance church, where composer Olivier Messiaen was organist for over 60 years.
- Musée national Gustave-Moreau, 300 m away — The former studio of symbolist painter Gustave Moreau, preserving thousands of his works.
- Square de la Trinité, 50 m away — A small, peaceful square surrounding the church, a pleasant green break in the 9th arrondissement.