Sunday, June 29, 2008

Eglise (Church) de La Madeleine

This church looks curiously out of place and reminded me of my (somewhat) recent trip to Athens. It's actually designed to mimic a Roman temple. The church is the erratic result of 75 years of construction, including several failed stops and starts. Each iteration has a slightly different design, which is how the charmingly eclectic church came into existence. The statue of Mary flanked by angels in the center of the church was stunning, but it was too dark to take great photographs.

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