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Church of the Madeleine

La Madeleine
L'église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
Madeleine Paris.jpg
La Madeleine is located in Paris
La Madeleine
La Madeleine
48°52′12″N 2°19′27″E / 48.87000°N 2.32417°E / 48.87000; 2.32417Coordinates: 48°52′12″N 2°19′27″E / 48.87000°N 2.32417°E / 48.87000; 2.32417
Location 8th arrondissement of Paris
Country France
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website eglise-lamadeleine.com
History
Founded 1182
Founder(s) Maurice de Sully (1182)
Napoleon (1807)
Dedication Mary Magdalene
Consecrated July 24, 1842
Architecture
Status Parish Church
Functional status Active
Heritage designation Logo monument historique - rouge ombré, encadré.svg Monument Historique PA00088812
Designated 1915
Architect(s) Pierre-Alexandre Vignon
Architectural type Roman temple
Style Neo-Classical
Groundbreaking 1807
Completed 1828
Specifications
Length 354 feet (108 m)
Width 141 feet (43 m)
Other dimensions 65.6 feet (20.0 m) (columns)
Administration
Archdiocese Paris
Laity
Organist(s) François-Henri Houbart
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Paris, Banks of the Seine
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
The Seine as seen from the Eiffel Tower, June 2002.jpg
The Seine as seen from the Eiffel Tower

Location Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Type Cultural
Criteria i, ii, iv
Reference 600
UNESCO region Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription 1991 (15th Session)

L'église de la Madeleine (French pronunciation: ​[leɡliːz də la madəlɛn], Madeleine Church; more formally, L'église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine; less formally, just La Madeleine) is a Roman Catholic church occupying a commanding position in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The Madeleine Church was designed in its present form as a temple to the glory of Napoleon's army. To its south lies the Place de la Concorde, to the east is the Place Vendôme, and to the west Saint-Augustin, Paris. The closest métro station is Madeleine. Metro-M.svg Paris m 8 jms.svg Paris m 12 jms.svg Paris m 14 jms.svg


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