Panthéon, Neoclassical mausoleum in Latin Quarter, Paris, France.
Description
The Panthéon is a neoclassical mausoleum in the Latin Quarter of Paris with Corinthian columns supporting a dome that rises 83 meters (272 feet) high. Thick stone walls enclose a large central nave and an underground crypt.
History
King Louis XV commissioned the structure in 1758 as a church for Saint Genevieve, and it became a mausoleum during the French Revolution in 1791. Since then, its function has shifted several times between religious and secular use.
Culture
Visitors today walk through the crypt to see where 81 French figures rest, among them scientist Marie Curie and writers Victor Hugo and Alexandre Dumas. People from around the world come here daily to stand before the tombs of philosophers Voltaire and Rousseau.
Practical
The monument sits atop Montagne Sainte-Geneviève and opens daily from 10:00 to 18:00, with extended hours until 18:30 from April through September. Climbing to the dome requires physical fitness, but the view over Paris rewards the effort.
Did you know?
Inside hangs Foucault's Pendulum, a scientific instrument that shows the rotation of Earth through its swing over a compass dial on the floor. Visitors watch as the pendulum seems to change direction while the planet turns beneath it.
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