Royal abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Paris · Landmark

The Church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés is a Catholic parish church located in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés quarter of Paris. It was originally the church of a Benedictine abbey founded in 558 by Childebert I, the son of Clovis, King of the Franks. The abbey was destroyed by the Vikings, rebuilt, and renamed in the 8th century for Saint Germain, a 6th century bishop.

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Country: Paris · Landmark
Latitude: 48.85° N
Longitude: 2.33° E

Which way is Royal abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés from…

From London, Royal abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés lies at 148° to the south-east, 343 km as the crow flies.

London	148° south-east	343 km
New York	54° north-east	5,836 km
Madrid	25° north-east	1,052 km
Rome	318° north-west	1,106 km
Montreal	57° north-east	5,504 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	328° north-west	9,365 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

Between Les Invalides and Notre-Dame, almost on the straight line joining them, lies Saint-Germain-des-Prés. From Les Invalides, aim due east, at 94°, 1.6 km; from Notre-Dame, due west, at 275°, 1.1 km. From the Louvre, across the Seine, it is south, at 187°, 0.8 km, and from Saint-Sulpice, north, at 354°, 0.3 km.