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title: "How many steps up Sacré-Cœur dome? 300"
description: "300 steps up Sacré-Cœur dome in Paris, France. Open to climb. What that count reaches, the height climbed, the average rise per step, and how it compares."
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# How many steps to the top of Sacré-Cœur dome?

**Steps to the top of Sacré-Cœur dome: 300**

Reaching the dome gallery at 83 m above the basilica floor, 200 m above sea level · open to climb

The 300 steps to the dome are a separate ticket from the basilica, which is free, and there is no lift at any stage. Because Montmartre is the highest hill in Paris, the dome gallery is the second-highest publicly accessible viewpoint in the city after the Eiffel Tower. Before the dome steps there are around 220 more from the street to the basilica terrace, or a funicular that uses a Métro ticket. The travertine the basilica is built from bleaches white in rain, which is why it never looks dirty.

## The numbers

- **Steps:** 300
- **Reaches:** the dome gallery at 83 m above the basilica floor, 200 m above sea level
- **Public access:** Open to climb
- **Where:** Paris, France
- **Height climbed:** 83 m — 272 ft
- **Average rise per step:** 277 mm

## What the climb is like

About 20 minutes for the dome. Narrow spiral, no lift; the funicular saves the approach from the street.

> Published counts for the same structure routinely disagree by five to ten per cent, and nearly always for one of three reasons: whether intermediate landings count as steps, whether the final platform step counts, and where the climb is deemed to start. The figure here says what it reaches.

## How it compares

*Only the ones marked open to climb can actually be walked.*

- Strasbourg Cathedral: 332 steps
- The Monument to the Great Fire of London: 311 steps
- Wat Phra That Doi Suthep: 306 steps
- Sacré-Cœur dome: 300 steps
- Bunker Hill Monument: 294 steps
- Arc de Triomphe: 284 steps
- York Minster central tower: 275 steps

*Sacré-Cœur dome ranks 42 of 56 here by step count.*

| Structure | Steps | Reaches | Access |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Strasbourg Cathedral | 332 | the platform at 66 m, at the base of the spire | Open to climb |
| The Monument to the Great Fire of London | 311 | the viewing platform below the gilded urn, at 48 m | Open to climb |
| Wat Phra That Doi Suthep | 306 | the temple terrace, from the car park on the mountain road | Open to climb |
| Sacré-Cœur dome | 300 | the dome gallery at 83 m above the basilica floor, 200 m above sea level | Open to climb |
| Bunker Hill Monument | 294 | the observation chamber at 67 m | Open to climb |
| Arc de Triomphe | 284 | the roof terrace at 50 m | Open to climb |
| York Minster central tower | 275 | the top of the central tower, at 70 m | Open to climb |

## Common questions

### How many steps to the top of Sacré-Cœur dome?

300, reaching the dome gallery at 83 m above the basilica floor, 200 m above sea level.

### Can the public climb Sacré-Cœur dome?

Open to climb. About 20 minutes for the dome. Narrow spiral, no lift; the funicular saves the approach from the street.

### How high is that climb?

83 m, about 272 ft, which averages 277 mm per step.

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