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When King Louis XV fell very ill in 1744, he vowed to have a church built if he made a recovery. He did get better, and in 1764, work began to build what was to become the Pantheon, one of the most stunning pieces of religious architecture in Paris. It took 25 years to complete the Neoclassical church, and by then the French Revolution had started and the building was immediately converted to a mausoleum, where great French men would be laid to rest. For two brief periods after that it did serve as a church, but after French writer Victor Hugo was buried in the crypt of the Pantheon in 1885, it remained a mausoleum. Along with Hugo are buried some of France's most illustrious men and women, including Voltaire, Rousseau, Alexandre Dumas, and Pierre and Marie Curie.
Another interesting fact about the Pantheon is that in 1851, Leon Foucault suspended a 67 m pendulum beneath the central dome to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth. The pendulum is still there and it still includes some parts of the original pendulum.
There are several monuments in Paris that allow you to have a great view of the city, but in my opinion, the Pantheon offers the best view of them all. The high moment of our visit definitely was when we followed the tour guide up the 300 or so steps to walk outside around the dome - we were allowed to go all the way around, and the best part was that there was no grid to block the view (or ruin my pictures!).
Admission costs 7.50 Euros (but you can use your Museum Pass) and gives access to the crypt and the dome. Leave a Comment
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To begin, a little advice to Paris visitors: try to randomise your visits so that you are not at similar places on the same day, or even consecutive days. I visited the Panthéon shortly after Notre Dame and found that I quickly had a surfeit of monumental stone buildings. So I probably didn’t appreciate this former church and keystone of French national pride as much as I should. Yes it was impressive and yes you definitely should visit, but to me it felt somewhat cold and alienating. We returned on our latest visit, but I confess to still having the same reaction!
The Panthéon is dedicated by “A Grateful Nation” as the resting place for ‘The Great Men’ of France, ‘men’ here being in the sense of ‘people’, for among them and surely one of the greatest is Marie Curie (photo 2), who is entombed under the name Marie Curie-Sklodowska, the latter being her Polish maiden name. Along with her you will find an assortment of well-known names such as Victor Hugo, Émile Zola and Louis Braille, as well as lesser-known names outside France, such as Jean Moulin, a wartime hero of the Resistance. These notables rest in the crypt, which is reached via a staircase near the monumental (that word again) statue (photo 3) which appears to symbolise the Revolution and the Convention (the first government after the Revolution).
You do have to be impressed by the scale of the interior though, with the dome over 80 metres high in the centre (photo 4). This was where Léon Foucault suspended a pendulum at the end of a 67 metre wire in 1851, demonstrating clearly the rotation of the earth (though that was known, it had not been shown before). The Foucault pendulum remains there (photo 5), presided over by yet another monumental group of statues. Phone: 33 1 43 54 34 51
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Started in 1764, the Greek-cross shape Pantheon was intended to become the new Sainte-Genevieve church, but in 1886 was transformed in a temple dedicated to the most important persons in the history of France.
Its construction was inspired by the Pantheon of Agrippa in Rome.
The walls, initially without any decoration, received the paintings presenting the life of Saint Genevieve after 1874.
The crypt (the stairs can be found behind the chancel) is the resting place of great French public figures, such as Emile Zola, Jean Monnet or Victor Hugo.
The building is 83m high, 110m long and 84m wide. Phone: 33 1 43 54 34 51
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A little history
Beautiful and gigantic murals of St Genevieve adorned all the walls and there is a crpyt down which house famous French man and women , amongst them
Louis Braille - Cell 25
Marie and Pierre Curie - great scientists. Cell 8
Victor Hugo - writer. Crypt XXIV
Emile Zola - writer. Crypt XXIV
Alexandre Dumas, Sr - writer. Crypt XXIV
Voltaire - philosopher
Jean-Jacques Rousseau - musician and philosopher
History
While Louis XV was taking care of his health, he promised that if he recovered, he would build a church to replace the half-ruined Abbey of St. Genevieve. Situated on the Montagne St-Genevieve, it had a commanding view of the city. The foundations were laid in 1758, but due to financial difficulties, it was completed in 1789. Revolutionaly government changed its mission from a church to a mausoleum for the remains of great Frenchmen.
Daily: Apr-Sept 09h30-18h30; rest of year 10h00-18h15. Admission: EUR7; Concessions: EUR4.15. Under-12s: Free. CMM Leave a Comment Phone: 33 1 43 54 34 51
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 Pantheon - from Marie Curie to
the Philosophes by BeatChick, 4 more photos
Of particular interest are the crypts of Marie & Pierre Curie & some of the 17th-century philosophes’ crypts (such as Voltaire & Rousseau) and Victor Hugo (author of Les Miserables & Notre Dame de Paris, otherwise popularly known as Hunchback of Notre Dame.
During a very hot, sunny day in Paris step inside here to cool off - freezing cold inside the Panthéon. The marble floors and walls and high ceilings must keep it so cold. Otherwise, bring a sweater. :)
Carte Musées et Monuments accepted here.
Photos: February 2006 Leave a Comment
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The Pantheon is a giant domed monument and landmark, that you can see from far, rising high above Quartier Latin.
In 1744 after an illness Louis XV directed to build a church ressembling the panth?on in Rome. This church of St Genevieve was completed in 1790. Later in 1791 the church is converted into a mausoleum for the great men of the era of French liberty.
The Pantheon is a good example of the 18th century neoclassic architecture. Underneath the high dome you see a circle of elegant columns. Leave a Comment Phone: 01 43 54 34 51Directions: Metro: Luxembourg
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 Le Panthéon by Lady_Mystique
Hours: Open Every day
Summer: 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Winter: 10:AM - 6:15PM
* Tickets may only be purchased 45min before closing time *
Entrance fee: 7E
Free if under 18 years of age Leave a Comment Phone: Tél. : 01.44.32.18.00Directions: Place du Panthéon (5th) Métro :Cluny-La Sorbonne
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In the interior of the Panthéon you find besides frescoes, paintings and the pendulum also sculptures.
If you go downstairs into the crypt, you will be surprised by its huge size. The crypt has 77 permanent famous residents like Voltaire, Victor Hugo, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Émile Zola and Marie Curie. Leave a Comment Phone: 01 43 54 34 51Directions: Metro: Luxembourg
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