Basilique du Sacré-Cœur in Paris.
The reason for the construction of the Sacré-Cœur were the 58,000 people killed during the Franco-German War of 1870-1871. To commemorate the victims, French Catholics decided to build a large basilica on Montmartre. The foundation stone was laid in 1875 and lasted until 1914. It was only after World War I, on 16 October 1919, that the church was consecrated.
The Sacré-Cœur is built entirely of travertine, a fairly soft and somewhat porous type of stone. Travertine, or travertine, is limestone that, when it rains, leaves a white layer of chalk on the outside, keeping the basilica white in colour. Unfortunately, this type of stone is less resistant to acid rain.
This photo was taken in the evening of 3 May 2025.
                                
 
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