Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois stands in Paris's 1st arrondissement, across from the Louvre. The article does not name the original builders. Théodore Ballu built the north tower around 1860, and Jean-Baptiste Lassus and Victor Baltard led the 1838 to 1855 restoration. Jean Gaussel made the balustrade between 1435 and 1439. The infobox says the 12th to 15th centuries, while the text says the current church was built in the 13th century with the nave largely from the 15th.
The article describes French Gothic blending Romanesque, Rayonnant, Flamboyant Gothic and Renaissance elements. It names stone, carved wood and stained glass.
Its bell rang in 1572, signaling the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. It was damaged in the Revolution and the 1831 riot, and Notre-Dame's services moved there after the 2019 fire. It is an active Catholic parish and artists' parish. The article gives no hours.
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