Paris: Panthéon
Operating Hours:Monday - Sunday: 10:00 - 18:00. Summer (April - September): 10:00 - 18:30. First Monday of the month: opens 12:00. Closed: 1 January, 1 May, 25 December
The Vibe:France's great men and women, under a dome
Begun in 1757 as a royal church to Saint Geneviève, this neoclassical monument became a secular temple in the Revolution. It now honours the nation's great men and women.
Light falls through the coffered dome onto a vast, echoing nave. Below, the crypt is cool and still around the tombs of the illustrious.
- The resting place of Voltaire, Rousseau, Hugo, Zola and Marie Curie
- Home to Foucault's Pendulum, which proved the Earth's rotation in 1851
- A neoclassical masterpiece by the architect Soufflot
- Later burials include Simone Veil and Josephine Baker
Fit For
- 🌍 Culture travellers: "The pantheon of French thought and science."
- 👨👩👧 Families: "Foucault's Pendulum turns science into spectacle."
- 🧳 Solo: "A calm, reflective hour in the Latin Quarter."
- 📸 Photographers: "The colonnade view rivals any in Paris."
Highlights
- Foucault's Pendulum swinging beneath the dome
- The crypt tombs of Voltaire, Rousseau, Hugo and Marie Curie
- The colonnade panorama over the Left Bank, April to October
- Puvis de Chavannes's murals of Saint Geneviève
- David d'Angers's sculpted pediment outside — Hidden Gem
Paris Local Expert
Hamed (Leo) Kiani
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