Chapelle expiatoire
| Expiatory Chapel | |
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| Chapelle expiatoire | |
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 Expiatory Chapel
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| 48°52′25.5″N 2°19′22.9″E / 48.873750°N 2.323028°ECoordinates: 48°52′25.5″N 2°19′22.9″E / 48.873750°N 2.323028°E | |
| Location | 29 rue Pasquier, 8th arrondissement of Paris |
| Country | France |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | monuments-nationaux.fr |
| History | |
| Founded | 1816 |
| Founder(s) | Louis XVIII, Duchess of Angoulême |
| Consecrated | January 21, 1824 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Memorial Chapel |
| Functional status | Museum |
| Heritage designation |
 Monument Historique PA00088809 |
| Designated | 1914 |
| Construction cost | 3,000,000 livres |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 168 feet (51 m) |
| Width | 93.5 feet (28.5 m) |
The Chapelle expiatoire ("Expiatory Chapel") is a chapel located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. This chapel is dedicated to Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette, although they are formally buried in the Basilica of St Denis.
The closest métro station is Saint-Augustin 
The chapel was designed in 1816 by the French Neo-Classical architect Pierre François Léonard Fontaine, who, with his partner Charles Percier, figured among Napoleon's favourite architects. Fontaine's assistant Louis-Hippolyte Lebas oversaw the construction. The chapel was partly constructed on the grounds of the former Madeleine Cemetery, where King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette had been buried after they had been guillotined.
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