Overview

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The Panthéon is a building in the Latin Quarter in Paris. It was originally built as a church dedicated to St. Genevieve and to house the reliquary châsse containing her relics but, after many changes, now functions as a secular mausoleum containing the remains of distinguished French citizens. It is an early example of neo-classicism, with a façade modelled on the Pantheon in Rome, surmounted by a dome that owes some of its character to Bramante's Tempietto. Located in the 5th arrondissement on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, the Panthéon looks out over all of Paris. Designer Jacques-Germain Soufflot had the intention of combining the lightness and brightness of the Gothic cathedral with classical principles, but its role as a mausoleum required the great Gothic windows to be blocked.

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Links: http://www.pantheonparis.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org

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Location

Closest City or Region: Paris, France

Coordinates: 48.846222, 2.346414

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August 1, 2017 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

Jeremy Dye, Tara Dye, Greg Dye, Laura Dye,

Story

I didn't know what to expect of the Pantheon. It was actually very interesting because it has changed functions so many times over the years. It feels a little bit like a church still, and a little bit like a government monument, and a little bit like a museum, and a little bit like a crypt. We learned a bit about the revolutions and the heroes over the years. And we saw the crypts of a bunch of famous people, most of whom we didn't recognize.

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