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10-SEP-2012

La Madeleine

The Madeleine is built in the Neo-Classical style and was inspired by the Maison Carrée at Nîmes, one of the best-preserved of all Roman temples. Its fifty-two Corinthian columns, each 20 metres high, are carried around the entire building. The pediment sculpture of the Last Judgement is by Lemaire, and the church's bronze doors bear reliefs representing the Ten Commandments. Its size is 354 feet (108 meters) long and 141 feet (43 meters) wide.

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Ceya13-Oct-2012 17:05
Beautiful sculptures well captured! V
Graeme13-Oct-2012 10:27
Fascinating architecture and details, Jose.BV
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