Bronze doors of the Madeleine

Baron Henri de Triqueti (1803-74), with assistance from Etienne-Hippolyte Maindron (1801-1884)

1834-1841 (installed 1841)

Bronze with bas-relief panels illustrating the Ten Commandments

The Madeleine, Place de la Madeleine, Paris

See commentary below

Other views

  • "Thou shalt not commit adultery"
  • "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house"
  • "Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother"
  • La Madeleine
  • Photograph and text by Jacqueline Banerjee.

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