Paris is full of churches and other religious places. Some of them are beautiful, others are intimate. Most are among the oldest buildings in the city. Here is a new kind of shrine. The shrine of tourism and consumer goods. The modern type of religious expression. They are opened late, which is rarely the case for churches. They seem to attract a lot of people. And they look beautiful. They have to, because they are exposed to yet another modern phenomenon : competition. Here is a rather perfect exemple of these new temples, for a new universal religion. It has a striking appearance. You can even see offerings deposited on the ground, left of the shrine. Most of the believers seem to leave the same kind of offerings, probably a tribute to the great phallic symbol of Paris : tiny models of Eiffel Towers, some of them illuminated. I have to say it is difficult to resist to the attraction of these temples. Even if it is not your religion, you are tempted to approach the shrine, lured by the powerful smell of pop-corn, crêpes, and so many enticing signs of this new overwhelming faith, swirling the world like a huge, irresistible wave…