The cause of the fire was not immediately known, he added. The extent of the damage was also not immediately clear. The church, which was built in the 17th century on foundations dating from the Middle Ages, towers over the Left Bank district of Saint Germain des Pres.
The church houses three paintings by Eugene Delacroix, one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement in France in the 19th century. (Reporting by Pascale Antonie; writing by Leigh Thomas Editing by Gareth Jones)
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