The Panthéon (Latin Pantheon, from Greek Pantheon, meaning "Every god") is a building in the Latin Quarter in Paris, France. It was originally built as a church dedicated to St. Genevieve, but after many changes now combines liturgical functions with its role as a famous burial place. It is an early example of Neoclassicism, with a façade modelled on the Pantheon in Rome, surmounted by a dome that owes some of its character to Bramante's "Tempiet...
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- 1789
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- Pantheon, Paris,
- The Pantheon in Paris France: The Pantheon comes from the Greek word Pantheon, meaning "All the Gods" and is a building in the Latin Quarter in Paris, France.
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