Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Paris, capital of France
Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Paris, capital of France. The Basilique Sacré-Coeur is a Roman Catholic church and familiar landmark in Paris, located on the highest point of the city in Montmartre. After France's 1870 defeat by the Prussians in the Franco-Prussian War and its aftermath, the Commune of 1871, the basilica was planned as a guilt offering and a vote of confidence to cure France's misfortunes. The foundation stone of the Basilique Sacré-Coeur was laid in 1875. It was consecrated in 1891, fully completed in 1914, and elevated to the status of a basilica in 1919, after the end of the First World War.
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Location: Paris, capital of France
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