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La Madeleine Figure 86: The Church of the Madeleine, Paris, begun in 1806 by Pierre-Alexandre Vignon, completed 1842.
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Madeleine: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Napoleon.org - Church of the Madeleine. Jan 05, 2022
Added information about the interior and about Napoleon's purpose in creating this building. Mar 03, 2009
Article revised and updated. Sep 30, 2008
Media added. May 10, 2007
Added new Web site: A view on Cities - La Madeleine.
  • Gaurav Shukla
 Dec 07, 2006
Added new Web site: La Madeleine, France.
  • Gaurav Shukla
 Dec 07, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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