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Panthéon
Place du Panthéon, 5th, M° Cardinal Lemoine or RER Luxembourg
Paris
IIe-de-France
France
01 44 32 18 00
Type: Religious Site
Addmission Fee: Entry Euro 7, Euro 4.50 for visitors 18-25, free for kids under 18. Museum Pass accept
Hours: Open daily, 10am to 6pm
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Paris
IIe-de-France
France
01 44 32 18 00
Type: Religious Site
Addmission Fee: Entry Euro 7, Euro 4.50 for visitors 18-25, free for kids under 18. Museum Pass accept
Hours: Open daily, 10am to 6pm
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Enjoy an impromptu picnic in the small church garden, or take time to explore the tiny side-streets such as the Rue d’Arbelète. Cut back up the hill via Rue Lhomond and Rue Tournefort. At the corner of the Rue de l’Estrapade you should be able to see the dome of the Panthéon. Originally commissioned by Louis XV in 1744 as a basilica to replace the ruined Abbey Ste-Geneviève, the Panthéon was only finished in 1789 due to funding problems.
Two years later the Revolutionary assembly declared it a “Panthéon for great men who died in the period of French liberty,” including Rousseau and Voltaire. Over the years it was changed again into a church, then the HQ of the Paris Commune, then finally back to a mausoleum when it received the ashes of Victor Hugo in 1885. Other honored residents include Emile Zola, Louis Braille, Jean Moulin, Marie Curie and Alexander Dumas.
Designed by the architect Soufflot, the Panthéon is considered a masterpiece, although the inside is a bit cold and the crypt is downright creepy.
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