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Église de la Madeleine

The Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, less formally called La Madeleine, is a Catholic parish church on Place de la Madeleine in the eighth arrondissement of Paris. It was planned by Louis XV as the focal point of the new Rue Royal, leading to the new Place Louis XV, the present Place de la Concorde.
Église de la Madeleine
Photo: Callaway Kosine – de Suzannet, CC BY 3.0

Walks that pass here

Église de la Madeleine

Walk

From the Opéra Garnier to the Champs-Élysées: A Short Walk

A two-hour walk from the Opéra Garnier through the Madeleine and Place de la Concorde to the Grand Palais and the Champs-Élysées. It suits first-time visitors who want Paris's grand nineteenth-century set pieces in one easy line.

~4 h 45 min in total
~3.0 km, ~40 min walking
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