The Sainte-Marie-Madeleine church,called Madeleine by the Parisians, is a place of worship devoted to Mary Magdalene.
The church is located in the 8th arrondissement near Place de la Concorde. The structure, with its special "pseudogreco" style, is an historical monument since 1915. The Madeleine Church is a spectacular monument above all from the outside, with its 52 corinthian columns 20 meters high. The interior of the church consists of a single nave with three domes. On themajor altar you can see the fantastic sculpture of the Assumption of Mary Magdalene.