Panthéon, Paris

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The Panthéon in Paris is a monumental former church turned mausoleum in the Latin Quarter, renowned for its grand neoclassical dome and as the burial place of many distinguished French figures.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf former church
historical building
mausoleum
monument
tourist attraction
architect Jacques-Germain Soufflot
Jean-Baptiste Rondelet
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
burialPlaceOf Alexandre Dumas
André Malraux
Jean Jaurès
Jean Moulin
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Louis Braille
Marie Curie
Pierre Curie
Simone Veil
Victor Hugo
Voltaire
Émile Zola
category Buildings and structures in the 5th arrondissement of Paris
Burial sites of presidents of France
National monuments in Paris
city Paris
constructionEnd 1790
constructionStart 1758
country France
currentFunction secular mausoleum
dedicatedTo Sainte-Geneviève
hasArtwork paintings depicting the life of Saint Genevieve
sculptures of French national heroes
hasFeature crypt
grand dome
portico with Corinthian columns
hasInscription Aux grands hommes la patrie reconnaissante
height approximately 83 m
heritageDesignation Monument historique of France
classified historical monument
inception 18th century
inspiredBy Pantheon, Rome
locatedIn 5th arrondissement of Paris
location Latin Quarter, Paris
managedBy Centre des monuments nationaux
notableEvent Foucault pendulum experiment demonstration
originalFunction church
ownedBy French state
partOf French national heritage
usedAs burial place of distinguished French figures


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