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In 1806, Napoleon Bonaparte would sign the decree for the construction of a temple in honor of the glory of the French army: “...it will be the most august and the most imposing of all...Reward with which the victor of kings and peoples "The founder of empires rewards his army."
A competition was called and the project of the architect Pierre-Alexandre Vignon was chosen for the construction of the Church of the Madeleine, Paris. Today considered one of the best examples of neoclassical architecture, its model was the Maison Carré (Roman era).
Neoclassicism disappears when you enter its interior, where the baroque surrounds the walls, only the coffered vaults remind us of the majestic Pantheon of Agrippa.
Its construction lasted eighty-five years due to political instability in France at the end of the 19th century 18th and early 19th. The political changes of the time caused its use to be modified several times. It was about to be a railway station. Between 1835 and 1837, Jules-Claude Ziegler painted “L'Histoire du christianisme” in the apse and between 1835 and 1857, the Paris-based Italian sculptor Marochetti carved the figure of Mary Magdalene for the altar.
One of the most important pieces of the church is the organ from 1846, the work of Aristide Gavillé-Coll.On the outside, the 52 Corinthian columns give it an imposing appearance and support the pediment, the work of the sculptor P. Lemaire, which represents The Last Judgment, which was made in 1833.
Fhoto ©️Buiron Christophe
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Seguimos con Halloween. Misas secretas bajo tierra y decapitados lavando su cabeza. ¿Qué se esconde tras la historia de la primera catedral de París? Link en la bio. En la foto la estatua de Saint Denis en La Madeleine de París. #Halloween #paris #madeleine #eglisedelamadeleine #madeleineparis #saintdenis #stdenis #cathedrale #cathedralesaintdenis #cristianos #paganos #misa #iglesia #historia #history #histoire (en La Madeleine) https://www.instagram.com/p/BprIrhAgoyc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10vaa0gdkjoqq
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‘Carnival Parade, Madeleine, Paris’. Artist Eugene Galien Laloue. #eugenegalienlaloue #galienlaloue #madeleineparis #gouache #carnival #carnivalparade (at Long Melford) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs702JyAQ8x/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gny4h2zyzhq9
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