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The Panthéon ( French: [pɑ̃.te.ɔ̃] ⓘ, from the Classical Greek word πάνθειον, pántheion, ' [temple] to all the gods') [1] is a monument in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. It stands in the Latin Quarter (Quartier latin), atop the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, in the centre of the Place du Panthéon, which was named after it.
- Église Sainte-Geneviève
- Mausoleum
Le Panthéon est un chef-d'œuvre de l'architecte Soufflot, situé sur la montagne Sainte-Geneviève. Il abrite les tombes de personnalités françaises, expose des œuvres d'art et organise des événements culturels.
The Panthéon is a cruciform building with a high dome over the crossing and lower saucer-shaped domes (covered by a sloping roof ) over the four arms. The facade, like that of the Roman Pantheon, is formed by a porch of Corinthian columns and triangular pediment attached to the ends of the eastern arm. The interior is decorated with mosaics ...
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Built as a sanctuary to the glory of the patron saint of Paris, the building underwent a first change during the Revolution. While the church was barely completed, the building became, following the death of Mirabeau in 1791, a national necropolis reserved for the worship of illustrious men. Voltaire and Rousseau entered the Panthéon in 1791 ...
The Panthéon is a monument in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. It stands in the Latin Quarter, atop the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, in the centre of the Place du Panthéon, which was named after it. The edifice was built between 1758 and 1790, from designs by Jacques-Germain Soufflot, at the behest of King Louis XV of France; the king intended it as a church dedicated to Saint ...
The Panthéon is a neoclassical dome that was once an abbey and a mausoleum for some of France's most illustrious citizens. It is now the resting place of some of France's greatest thinkers, such as Voltaire, Rousseau and Hugo. You can visit the dome, see the Foucault's pendulum and learn about the lives and works of the people buried there.
Découvrez l'histoire du Panthéon, de son origine comme église Sainte-Geneviève à Paris, à son rôle de Panthéon national et de Temple de l'humanité. Admirez les œuvres d'art qui y sont exposées, les panthéonisations célèbres et les personnalités qui y sont inhumées.
