After 150 years of construction, the Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Montmartre will finally be listedmonument“. Paris council gave the green light on Tuesday night, ending the long wait for the second most visited monument in Paris after Notre Dame. Why such a delay? Not just for the Romano-Byzantine style that some derided. The basilica, erected on the very spot where the first insurrectionary movements against the government of Adolphe Thiers erupted in March 1871, remains in the minds of some on the left as an affront to the memory of the Communards. In a sign of concern, the decision, which the city of Paris had been seeking since 2021, was delayed by a year to avoid commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Commune.
On Twitter, Jean-Luc Melenchon did not hesitate to rebel against this classification of the monument. ““Sacred Heart” historical monument. (…) It’s an apology for killing 32,000 shots…
Source: Le Figaro
