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Basilique du Sacré Cour, Paris. France. The Sacré Cour Basilica at the top of Parisian Montmarte is not only a remarkable architectural building but also a controversial historical landmark. The basilica takes its origin among ultra-Catholics and legitimist royalists at the aftermatch of the late 18th century French Revolution. It is said to stigmatise the horrors of the communards, which let Montmartre beeing the site of the Commune's first insurrection. During a discussion in 1873 about the basilica the archbishop of Paris, François Pie, said that it is to "expiate the crimes of the communards" and pointed to the future: "The hour of the Church has come", This expresed the spiritual renewal of the Third Republic, the codex about the "Government of Moral Order". This was an attemp to link the Catholic institutions with secular ones, in a project of religious and national renewal. The main features of this project was the restoration of monarchy and the defense of Rome within a cultural framework of official piety. Sacré-Coeur is the chief lasting monument of this project. The roman catholic basilica, designed by Architect Paul Abadie, is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and was completed in 1914 after 40 years of construction work. Sacré-CÅ“ur is built of travertine stone quarried in Château-Landon (Seine-et-Marne). This stone constantly exudes calcite, which ensures that the building remains white even with weathering and pollution
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