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Built as Napoleon's Temple of Glory, this Roman temple masquerading as a church wows with 52 soaring Corinthian columns outside and gilded domes, marble, and one of Paris's finest organs within. A setting for classical concerts and quiet reflection alike.
Tips
June 12 at 8:45pm
Mozart's unfinished Requiem and Ravel's relentless Boléro fill the soaring acoustics of La Madeleine, a neoclassical temple-church ringed by 52 Corinthian columns. One piece contemplates mortality, the other pursues ecstasy through hypnotic repetition.
June 13 at 8pm
Hear Vivaldi's Four Seasons soar inside a neoclassical "temple" with 52 towering Corinthian columns. The Orchestre Les Violons de France and soprano Cécile Besnard fill the magnificent Église de la Madeleine with baroque brilliance, plus beloved works by Schubert, Gounod, and Pachelbel.
June 14 at 4pm
Step inside a spectacular Roman temple church for a free afternoon of soaring organ music by Bach, Brahms, and Widor. The monumental pipe organ fills La Madeleine's vast neoclassical space with sound that seems to climb the fifty-two Corinthian columns themselves.
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History ExhibitionHistory ExhibitionBuilt as Napoleon's Temple of Glory, this Roman temple masquerading as a church wows with 52 soaring Corinthian columns outside and gilded domes, marble, and one of Paris's finest organs within. A setting for classical concerts and quiet reflection alike.
Tips
June 12 at 8:45pm
Mozart's unfinished Requiem and Ravel's relentless Boléro fill the soaring acoustics of La Madeleine, a neoclassical temple-church ringed by 52 Corinthian columns. One piece contemplates mortality, the other pursues ecstasy through hypnotic repetition.
June 13 at 8pm
Hear Vivaldi's Four Seasons soar inside a neoclassical "temple" with 52 towering Corinthian columns. The Orchestre Les Violons de France and soprano Cécile Besnard fill the magnificent Église de la Madeleine with baroque brilliance, plus beloved works by Schubert, Gounod, and Pachelbel.
June 14 at 4pm
Step inside a spectacular Roman temple church for a free afternoon of soaring organ music by Bach, Brahms, and Widor. The monumental pipe organ fills La Madeleine's vast neoclassical space with sound that seems to climb the fifty-two Corinthian columns themselves.