Chapelle Expiatoire
Guillotined in 1793, Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette were hastily buried in the Madeleine cemetery, on the actual site of square Loius XVI. During the Restoration, their remains were exhumed and transfered to the Basilique de Saint-Denis. Louis XVIII erected a funerary chapel, completed in 1826, on the site of their first tomb. Laid out as a Greek cross, it is decorated inside with angels, fleurs-de-lis, an altar in white marble, and a sculpture of Marie-Antoanette soutenue par la Religion, by Cortot. The Chapelle expiatoire (“Expiatory Chapel“) is located in the eighth arrondissement, of Paris, France.
29, rue Pasquier (8th). Mº Saint-Lazare.
Thurs, Fri, Sat: 1-5 pm.
And some public hols. € 5- RR: €3.50. Under 18s and 1st Sun of the month (from Nov to Mar): free
www.monuments-nationaux.fr
