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Charles Marochetti’s Mary Magdalene Ascending to Heaven (1837) behind the high altar of La Madeleine
1 La Madeleine marble and gilt, and has some chocolates. Fauchon, the
fine sculpture, notably François millionaires’ supermarket, is
Pl de la Madeleine 75008. Map 5 C5.
Tel 01 44 51 69 00. q Madeleine. Rude’s Baptism of Christ. situated at No. 26 and stocks
Open 9:30am–7pm daily. 5 12:30pm more than 20,000 items (see
(& 6:30pm in summer) Mon–Fri, 6pm 2 Place de la pp325, 327). The large house at
Sat, 9:30am, 11am & 6pm Sun. = No. 9 is where Marcel Proust
Concerts. See Entertainment pp338–9. Madeleine spent his childhood. To the
∑ eglise-lamadeleine.com east of La Madeleine is a small
75008. Map 5 C5. q Madeleine.
Flower market. Open flower market (see p330) and
This church, dedicated 8am–7:30pm Mon–Sat. some excellently preserved
to Mary Magdalene, 19th-century public toilets.
is one of the best- The Place de la
known build ings in Madeleine was Scenery backdrop
Paris because of its created at the operated by pulley
prominent locat ion same time as the
and great size. It Madeleine church.
stands facing south to It is a food lover’s
Place de la Concorde paradise, with many
and is the architectural shops special izing
counter point of the in luxuries such as
Palais-Bourbon (home truffles, champagne,
of the Assemblée Fauchon tin caviar and handmade
Nationale, the French
parliament) across the river. It
was started in 1764 but not Opéra National de
consecrated until 1845. There Paris Garnier
were proposals to convert it into
a parliament, a stock exchange
or the city’s first train station.
Napoleon decided to build
a temple dedicated to military
glory and he commissioned
Pierre Vignon to design it, after
the battle of Jena (Iéna) in 1806.
A colonnade of Corinthian
columns encircles the building
and supports a sculptured frieze.
The bas-reliefs on the bronze
doors by Henri de Triqueti
show the Ten Commandments.
The inside is decorated with Backstage area Stage

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