Chapelle expiatoire
Church in 8th arrondissement of Paris, France
Chapelle expiatoire
The Chapelle expiatoire (French pronunciation: [ʃapɛl ɛkspjatwaʁ]; lit. 'Chapel of Expiation') is a Roman Catholic memorial chapel in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Built between 1816 and 1826 on the initiative of Louis XVIII and Marie Thérèse of France, it stands on the former site of the Madeleine Cemetery, where King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette were temporarily buried following their executions in the present Place de la Concorde in 1793 during the French Revolution. The chapel was erected as an act of expiation and commemoration for the deaths of the French royal couple. Designed by the architect Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine in the Neoclassical style, the monument was commissioned as part of the Bourbon Restoration's effort to honor the memory of the overthrown monarchy. Although the remains of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were transferred to the Basilica of Saint-Denis in 1815, the chapel marks the site of their original burial site and remains one of the most...
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