Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Basilique du Sacré-Coeur, Paris

Preferred Title: 
Basilique du Sacré-Coeur, Paris
Alternate Title: 
Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Paris
Image View: 
Detail, depicting gargoyle
Creator: 
Paul Abadie II (French architect, 1812-1884)
Location: 
site: Montmartre (Paris, Île-de-France, France)
Date: 
1875-1914 (creation); dedicated 1919 (other)
Cultural Context: 
French
Style Period: 
Byzantine Revival; Nineteenth century
Work Type 1: 
basilica
Work Type 2: 
church
Classification: 
architecture
Material: 
travertine stone
Technique: 
carving (processes); construction (assembling)
Subjects: 
architectural exteriors; death or burial; Jesus Christ; religious; gargoyle
Description: 
[The Sacré-Coeur Basilica is a Roman Catholic basilica and popular landmark in Paris, France, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre (Montmartre butte), the highest point in the city.] One of the more exotic variants on the Basilican form is Paul Abadie's design for the Sacré-Coeur (1875-1919), Paris, which has a Greek-cross plan expressed in a Byzantine Revival style. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/)
Collection: 
Archivision Addition Module Three
Identifier: 
1A2-F-P-SC-C2
Rights: 
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.