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The '''Panthéon''' (Latin: ''pantheon'', from Greek πάνθειον (ἱερόν) '(temple) to all the gods') is a building in the Latin Quarter in [[Paris (nonfiction)]]. | The '''Panthéon''' (Latin: ''pantheon'', from Greek πάνθειον (ἱερόν) '(temple) to all the gods') is a building in the Latin Quarter in [[Paris (nonfiction)]]. | ||
It was originally built as a church dedicated to St. Genevieve and to house the reliquary châsse | It was originally built as a church dedicated to [[St. Genevieve (nonfiction)]] and to house the [[reliquary châsse (nonfiction)]] containing her relics. | ||
It is an early example of neoclassicism, with a façade modeled on the Pantheon in Rome, surmounted by a dome that owes some of its character to Bramante's "Tempietto". | After many changes, the building now functions as a secular mausoleum containing the remains of distinguished French citizens, including [[Marie Curie (nonfiction)]]. | ||
It is an early example of neoclassicism, with a façade modeled on the Pantheon in Rome, surmounted by a dome that owes some of its character to [[Bramante's (nonfiction)]] [["Tempietto" (nonfiction)]]. | |||
Located in the 5th arrondissement on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, the Panthéon looks out over all of Paris. | 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. | Designer [[Jacques-Germain Soufflot (nonfiction)]] 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. | ||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
Revision as of 08:17, 14 December 2015
The Panthéon (Latin: pantheon, from Greek πάνθειον (ἱερόν) '(temple) to all the gods') is a building in the Latin Quarter in Paris (nonfiction).
It was originally built as a church dedicated to St. Genevieve (nonfiction) and to house the reliquary châsse (nonfiction) containing her relics.
After many changes, the building now functions as a secular mausoleum containing the remains of distinguished French citizens, including Marie Curie (nonfiction).
It is an early example of neoclassicism, with a façade modeled on the Pantheon in Rome, surmounted by a dome that owes some of its character to Bramante's (nonfiction) "Tempietto" (nonfiction).
Located in the 5th arrondissement on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, the Panthéon looks out over all of Paris.
Designer Jacques-Germain Soufflot (nonfiction) 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.
Nonfiction cross-reference
Fiction cross-reference
External links
- Panthéon @ Wikipedia