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Église de la Madeleine

Address: Pl. de la Madeleine, Faubourg, Paris
www.eglise-lamadeleine.com

Category: Religious Sites
Location: The Faubourg St-Honoré and Les Halles

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Fodor's Review:

With its rows of uncompromising columns, this enormous neoclassical edifice in the center of the Place de la Madeleine was consecrated as a church in 1842, nearly 78 years after construction began. Initially planned as a Baroque building, it was later razed and begun anew by an architect who had the Roman Pantheon in mind. Interrupted by the Revolution, the site was razed yet again when Napoléon decided to make it into a Greek temple dedicated to the glory of his army. Those plans changed when the army was defeated and the emperor deposed. Other ideas for the building included making it into a train station, a market, and a library. Finally, Louis XVIII decided to make it a church, which it still is today. There are also concerts here.

Open: Daily 9-7
Metro: Madeleine

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