Paris, France
Panthéon
The Panthéon (French: [pɑ̃.te.ɔ̃] , from Ancient Greek πάνθειον '[temple] to all the gods') is a monument in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. It stands in the Latin Quarter, on 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; the king intended it as a church dedicated to Saint Genevieve, Paris's patron saint, whose relics were to be housed in the church.
- City
- Paris
- Country
- France
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
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