Église de la Madeleine [Paris]
Information on the building:
[ATTENTION! BORING HISTORY LESSON STARTING HERE]
Wow! After over a month and a half I am finally done with this beast (though it is far from perfect). I present you Église de la Sainte Marie Madeleine, in Paris, in, you know, France. This Roman Catholic Church begun construction in 1763 but after several revision, the most notable by the architect Pierre-Alexandre Vignon, was completed in 1842. Located in the Eighth Arrondisement, this church has had a troubled history. Construction began in 1763 to remplace an older church but was suspended following the French Revolution only to be resumed under Napoleon, who wanted it to be a temple "dedicated to the glories of the French army". During this period most of the plans were laid out and intensive construction really started. Following Napoleon’s defeat during the Russian expedition it became a Church again.
After many delays the Church was finally opened 79 years following the start of construction. It has become, if not one of the most recognizable churches, then one of the most impressive churches of Paris. It is an archtypical neoclassical building, and is in fact a larger version of the Maison Carre in Nice, though most of the layout is inspired by the Temple of Olympus Zeus in Athens (can you see the connection here?). It is a wonderful church, and is surprisingly original and traditional at the same time. Today it is under renovation and still functions as a Roman Catholic Church. I hope you find many uses for this fantastic building, whose architecture could be used not only for a French city but any European city.
[HISTORY LESSON ENDS]
The building is composed of the actual building a sub-building which contains the statues – 34 in total (I forgot 2 alright!) and the door. Both have custom lods. You can find a size comparison to other Parisian buildings at the last two screenshots.
Technical Information:
Main building
– 14,085 triangles
Sub-building
– 1,384 triangles
LODs
Main building
– 1,287 triangles
Sub-building
– 32 triangles
Credits:
Wikimedia Commons for source material
eutouring [www.eutouring.com] for the statue pictures
Geze, without his advices it would be impossible to do all of this, be sure to check out his workshop, since he made 80% of everything you see in the pictures.
I hope you enjoyed this asset and expect more from me soon!
