The Basilica of Sainte-Clotilde in Paris was designed by Franz Christian Gau, who died in 1853. Théodore Ballu continued the work, extended the front, built the towers and finished the church in 1857. The article does not name the building's client but says the Paris prefecture commissioned and funded the art and decoration. The infobox gives groundbreaking in 1846 and completion in 1857. The text says construction ran from 1846 to 1856 and the church opened on November 30, 1857.
The infobox lists Gothic Revival, and the west front is described as Flamboyant Gothic. It is stone with a hidden iron frame designed by Gustave Eiffel. The interior is 315 feet (96 m) long and 128 feet (39 m) wide, with spires about 230 feet (70 m) high.
Pope Leo XIII made it a minor basilica in 1896. César Franck was organist for about thirty years. The article gives no hours.
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