Temple to the Glory of the Great Army

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The Temple to the Glory of the Great Army was a planned Napoleonic monument in Paris intended to honor France’s military victories and soldiers.

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Temple to the Glory of the Great Army canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf planned monument
unbuilt architectural project
alsoKnownAs Temple de la Gloire de la Grande Armée
architecturalType temple-like monument
associatedWith Napoleon Bonaparte
surface form: Napoleon I of France
country France
culturalContext Empire style
surface form: French Empire style
dedicatedTo French Army
surface form: French army

French military victories
French soldiers
genre triumphal monument
historicalPeriod Napoleonic era
honors Grande Armée
Napoleonic victories
intendedUse military memorial
languageOfName French
locatedIn Paris
Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
location Paris
partOf Napoleonic building programs
patron Napoleon Bonaparte
surface form: Napoleon I of France
projectStatus never built
unrealized
purpose to commemorate French military achievements
to glorify the French army
subjectOf Napoleonic architectural history
studies on unbuilt Parisian monuments
theme military glory
national prestige

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La Madeleine, Paris laterIntendedUse Temple to the Glory of the Great Army
Madeleine Church laterIntendedUse Temple to the Glory of the Great Army