Panthéon (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 (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.
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External links
- Panthéon @ Wikipedia