Sacre-Coeur, Paris is an embodiment of conservative moral order.
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris , commonly known as Sacre-Cœur Basilica and often simply Sacre-Cœur -LRB- Basilique du Sacre-Cœur , pronounced -LSB- sakʁe kœʁ -RSB- -RRB- , is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica , dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus , in Paris , France .. Paris. Paris. France. France. Roman Catholic. Roman Catholic Church. minor basilica. minor basilica. Sacred Heart. Sacred Heart. Sacred Heart of Jesus. Sacred Heart of Jesus. A popular landmark , the basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre , the highest point in the city .. Montmartre. Montmartre. Sacre-Cœur is a double monument , political and cultural , both a national penance for the defeat of France in the 1870 Franco-Prussian War and the socialist Paris Commune of 1871 crowning its most rebellious neighborhood , and an embodiment of conservative moral order , publicly dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus , which was an increasingly popular vision of a loving and sympathetic Christ .. Paris. Paris. France. France. Sacred Heart. Sacred Heart. Franco-Prussian War. Franco-Prussian War. Paris Commune of 1871. Paris Commune. Sacred Heart of Jesus. Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Sacre-Cœur Basilica was designed by Paul Abadie .. Paul Abadie. Paul Abadie. Construction began in 1875 and was finished in 1914 .. It was consecrated after the end of World War I in 1919 .. consecrated. Consecration. World War I. World War I