Work on this enormous mock Romano-Byzantine edifice began in 1877. It was commissioned after the nation's defeat by Prussia in 1870, voted for by the Assemblée Nationale and built from public subscription. Finally completed in 1914, it was consecrated in 1919 - by which time a jumble of architects had succeeded Paul Abadie, winner of the original competition. The interior boasts lavish mosaics.
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- Address
- 35 rue du Chevalier de la Barre
- 18e
- Paris
- Transport:
- Métro Abbesses
- Price:
- free. Crypt & dome €5
- Opening hours:
- Basilica 6am-10.30pm daily. Crypt & dome Winter 10am-5.45pm daily. Summer 9am-6.45pm daily
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