Though it was briefly suggested that the building should be used as a train station in 1837, la Madeleine was finally consecrated in 1842.

L’église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine traces its origins to 1764. In 1806 Napoleon restarted the construction as a «Temple to the Glory of the French Army». Under the restoration, King Louis the 18th decided the structure would be used as a church.

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