Pantheon France

Born as the church of Ste Genevieve because of a vow made in 1744 by Louis XV when he was seriously ill, the Pantheon was designed by Soufflot in 1758 and completed unter the supervision of Rondelet in 1789. During the Revolution, it became the Temple of Fame, in which the nation's great men were buried. Napoleon reopened it for worship in 1806, but this lasted only until 1885 when it reverted once and for all to its status as a secular temple. Its dimensions are exceptional: 360 feet long by 272 feet high. A stairway in front of the temple leads up to a pronaos with 22 columns, supporting a pediment on which in 1831 David d'Angers sculpted the allegorical work representing the Nation between Liberty and History. Here can also be read the celebrated inscription: "Aux grandes hommes, la patrie reconnaiss ante"





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