| Notre_Dame-de-Lorette | |
|---|---|
 Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, | |
| Province | Archdiocese of Paris |
| Location | |
| Location | 18 bis, Rue de Châteaudun, 9th arrondissement |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Louis Hippolyte Lebas |
| Style | Neo-classical |
| Groundbreaking | 1823 |
| Completed | 1836 |
| Website | |
| Site web de la paroisse | |
Notre-Dame-de-Lorette is a Roman Catholic church located in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, It was built between 1823 and 1836 in the Neo-classical architectural style by architect Louis-Hippolyte Lebas, in a neighbourhood known as the New Athens, for its many artistic and scholarly residents in the 19th century, including George Sand, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Alexandre Dumas. While the exterior is classical and austere, the church interior is known for its rich collection of paintings, sculpture, and polychrome decoration.[1]
- ^ Dumoulin (2010), p. 152-53