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Why visit Imperial Chapel of Ajaccio
The Imperial Chapel, also known as the Palatine Chapel, is a Roman Catholic chapel in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. Commissioned by Napoleon III and built between 1857 and 1859, it was designed by Alexis Paccard in the Neo-Renaissance style to honour the last wishes of Cardinal Joseph Fesch.
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The Imperial Chapel, also known as the Palatine Chapel, is a Roman Catholic chapel in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. Commissioned by Napoleon III and built between 1857 and 1859, it was designed by Alexis Paccard in the Neo-Renaissance style to honour the last wishes of Cardinal Joseph Fesch. It serves as the final resting place of several members of the Bonaparte family, including Napoleon I's mother, Letizia Bonaparte. The chapel is part of the Palais Fesch complex, home to the Fesch Museum, and was designated a Monument historique in 1924.
“The Imperial Chapel, also known as the Palatine Chapel, is a Roman Catholic chapel in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. Commissioned by Napoleon III and built between 1857 and 1859, it was designed by Alexis Paccard in the Neo-Renaissance style to honour the last wishes of Cardinal Joseph Fesch.”
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