The open space in front of the basilica is often filled with children playing ball, watched by parents relaxing in the shady garden.
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However, construction did not get underway until two decades and two architects later. Ste-Clotilde was ultimately built in the Neo-Gothic style in accordance with the preferences of the Paris prefect who took over the project in 1833.
Ste-Clotilde was consecrated on November 30, 1857, after 12 years of construction.
In 1896, on the 14th centenary of the baptism of Clovis, Pope Leo III designated the church of Ste-Clotilde a minor basilica.