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The Sacré-Coeur obtains the green light for its classification in the inventory of historical monuments

2022-12-08T12:51:56.771Z


INFO LE FIGARO - The basilica will obtain the maximum degree of protection as a "monument of national interest".


The Sacré-Coeur, the second most visited monument in Paris after Notre-Dame de Paris, has removed the last obstacle before its very probable classification as "historical monuments".

After years of controversy around a building that has long symbolized the division between two Frances, one ultra-Catholic and the other anticlerical, the National Heritage Commission gave the green light Thursday morning

"unanimously"

and

"without the subject lending itself to real debate",

explains a participant.

Read alsoOne hundred and fifty years later, the new battle of the Sacred Heart

The Commission made its decision based on the building's

"national interest"

, both in terms of its architectural qualities and the testimony to the 19th century religious history it embodies.

“With its shadows and its lights”,

specifies a connoisseur of the file.

The final classification decision now rests with the Ministry of Culture and the Directorate General for Heritage, but the suspense is limited.

“The classification is recommended by the Commission, it has been authorized by the City…

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Source: lefigaro

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