- Tourist Information
- Map
- Location
- La Madeleine as a Greek Temple
- Last Judgment
- Mary Magdalena
- The Bronze Gate
- “The History of Christianity” fresco
Tourist Information
| Type | Church, Religious |
| Construction year | 1842 |
| Ordered by | Napoleon |
| Architect | Pierre-Alexandre Vignon, Pierre Contant d’Ivry, Jacques-Marie Huvé, Guillaume-Martin Couture |
| Visiting hours / Ticket Prices | Open every day from 9.30 am to 7 pm. Free entry Exceptional opening: 1 January, Easter, Easter Monday, Ascension Day, 1 May, 8 May, Whitsuntide, Whit Monday, 14 July, 15 August, 1 November, 11 November, 25 December Important: Always check the official site for further information before planning your visit. |
| Official Site | http://www.eglise-lamadeleine.com/ |
| Getting there | Metro Station: Madeleine RER Station: Auber Bus: lines 42, 43, 52, 84, 94 |
| Location | Place de la Madeleine, 75008, Paris, France, Europe |
Map
Location
La Madeleine Church or The Eglise de la Madeleine is a Roman Catholic church. The Eglise de la Madeleine is situated between Place de la Concorde and the Palais Garnier opera house, in Haussmannian Paris.
La Madeleine as a Greek Temple
La Madeleine Church is surrounded by 52 Corinthian columns and surprises visitors with its unusual architecture, in the form of a Greek temple. Napoleon wanted it to be a pantheon in honor of his armies.
Last Judgment
The pediment is decorated with a sculptured relief of the Last Judgment by Lemaire.
Mary Magdalena
The church is a neoclassical monument dedicated to the biblical character Mary Magdalena.
Under the pediment is the inscription: D.O.M.SVB.INVOC.S.M.MAGDALENAE (Deo Optimo Maximo sub invocatione Sanctae Mariae Magdalenae).
The Bronze Gate
The bronze gate at the entrance to the church is decorated with several bas-reliefs, representing some of the Ten Commandments (Decalogue).
“The History of Christianity” fresco
Painted by Jules-Claude Ziegler, it gathers around Christ, Mary Magdalene, and the apostles of the great people who have shaped Christianity: Constantine, Clovis, Godfrey of Bouillon, Frederick Barbarossa, Joan of Arc, Dante, Raphael, Pius VII, and Emperor Napoleon in his coronation robes.
