Réponse apportée le 04/30/2006 par PARIS Bpi – Actualité, Art moderne, Art contemporain, Presse
Hello,
In answer to your question, here are some informations :
Sacré Choeur 1876-1923
Paul Abadie architect
« Built as result of a vow of Alexandre Gentil and Rohault de Fleury in an attempt to save the nation during the war of 1870 on a site chosen by Cardinal Guilbert, The Sacré-Coeur (Sacred Heart) church is an impressive monument, the most visible in Paris… »
source :André Gabriel : Guide de l’architecture des monuments.-Ed Alternatives c1998
The basilica building began in 1876 according to most of sources and in 1877 according to « Le guide du patrimoine Paris /Hachette 1994.
It ended in 1923.
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Eurêkoi
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