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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

SACRÉ-CŒUR/BASILIQUE DU SACRÉ-CŒUR

WHAT IS IT CALLED?
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CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN 1875 AND WAS FINISHED IN 1914

WHEN WAS IT MADE?

PAUL ABADIE

WHO MADE IT?
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FUN FACTS

  • Sacré-Cœur means Sacred-Heart in English and is a reference to the heart of Jesus.
  • A group of influential people wanted to build the basilica and had two good reasons to do so. Firstly, a National Vow was made to build a church if Paris escaped untouched from the war with the Prussians army in 1870-1871. Secondly, the defeat of the French army in 1871 was interpreted as a moral condemnation of the sins of Paris.
  • Authorized by the National Assembly in 1873, the project was to build an imposing Christian church visible from all over Paris.
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FUN FACTS

  • The Sacrè-Cœur was built on the hill of Montmartre at an altitude of 130 meters above sea level.
  • The bell tower and the dome both reach 83 meters high.
  • The Sacrè-Cœur is the second highest point is Paris after the Eiffel Tower.
  • The Sacrè-Cœur is 213 meters high.
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