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Notre-Dame-de-la-Compassion, Paris

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Notre-Dame-de-la-Compassion is a Roman Catholic Church located on Place du Général Koenig in the 17th arrondissement in Paris. It was originally built in 1842–43 as a memorial chapel to Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, the heir to King Louis-Philippe of France, who was killed in a road accident in 1842. It was built in the Neo-Byzantine style, with elements of Gothic, Baroque and other styles, and was originally called the Chapelle Royale Saint-Ferdinand. In 1970 it was moved stone by stone from its original location a short distance away to make space for the new Palais des Congrès. It became a parish church in 1993. Its notable decoration includes stained glass windows designed by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, and sculpture by Henri de Triqueti. It was designated a French historic monument in 1929.

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Notre-Dame-de-la-Compassion, Paris
Avenue de la Porte des Ternes, Paris 17th Arrondissement

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Chapelle de la Compassion

Avenue de la Porte des Ternes
75017 Paris, 17th Arrondissement
Ile-de-France, France
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