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Panthéon
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The Panthéon is a monument in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. It stands in the Latin Quarter, atop 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 of France; the king intended it as a church dedicated to Saint Genevieve, Paris's patron saint, whose relics were to be housed in the church. Neither Soufflot nor Louis XV lived to see the church completed.
The Panthéon
The Panthéon
Soufflot's plan of the three domes, one within another
Soufflot's plan of the three domes, one within another
Looking upward at the first and second domes
Looking upward at the first and second domes
Iron rods were used to give greater strength and stability to the stone structure (1758–90)
Iron rods were used to give greater strength and stability to the stone structure (1758–90)
5th arrondissement of Paris
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The 5th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as le cinquième.
A view of Rue Soufflot from the west with the Panthéon in the background
A view of Rue Soufflot from the west with the Panthéon in the background
Sorbonne university campus.
Sorbonne university campus.