Église Notre-Dame-de-Compassion

17th arrondissement of Paris, France

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Notre-Dame-de-Compassion, located in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, is a Roman Catholic church built in 1842–43 by architect Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine in the Neo-Byzantine style, incorporating elements of Gothic and Baroque architecture. Originally constructed as a memorial chapel to Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, heir to King Louis-Philippe, who died in a road accident in 1842, it was initially called the Chapelle Royale Saint-Ferdinand. The church features notable stained glass windows designed by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and sculpture by Henri de Triqueti. In 1970, the entire structure was relocated stone by stone to its present site on Place du Général Koenig to make way for the Palais des Congrès. It transitioned from a memorial chapel to a parish church in 1993 and was designated a French historic monument in 1929.