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Art & Architecture

9 C2

Eglise de la Madeleine Classical church
Place de la Madeleine, 8ème • 01 44 51 69 00
www.eglise-lamadeleine.com Open 9-7 daily
Modelled on a Greek temple, the Madeleine church
took almost 100 years to build. It was variously
intended to be a stock exchange, a tribute to
Napoleonic glory and a railway station before it was
consecrated as a church in 1842. The magnificent
marble-and-gilt interior features three stunning domes.

3 B5

Eglise St-Augustin high-rise church
46 boulevard Malesherbes, 8ème • 01 45 22 23 12
Open 9-7 daily
Built in 1860-71, this was the city's first church to
incorporate a metal frame, allowing its dome to rise
to 50 m (164 ft). Architect Victor Baltard filled the
triangular site by placing progressively larger chapels
along the nave. The painted ceilings are the work of
Classicist artist William Bougereau.

2 H5

Musée Jacquemart-André wealthy collectors' home
158 boulevard Haussmann, 8ème • 01 45 62 11 59
www.musee-jacquemart-andre.com Open 10-6 daily; nocturne 9:30 Mon
Dutch Masters, Italian Renaissance and 18th-century French art
make the private collection of Edouard André and wife Nélie
Jacquemart seem like a smaller, more manageable version of
the Louvre. In addition, this purpose-built hôtel particulier 's
opulent interior and contents create a fascinating record of
19th-century Parisian bourgeois life. Adm

8 E3

Musée Galliéra the story of style
10 avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie, 16ème • 01 56 52 86 00
Open 10-6 Tue-Sun
This museum of sartorial style has a vast collection of
clothing, accessories and photos with which to stage
temporary exhibitions for followers of fashion. Shows
range from displays of 18th-century waistcoats to the
glitzy wardrobe of Marlene Dietrich. The museum is
closed for two or three months a year. Adm