Panthéon: Quick Facts

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The Pantheon in Paris, a neoclassical building with a large dome, tall columns, and detailed pediment, stands in the Quartier Latin with people and cars in front.

Foucault pendulum with a gold sphere suspended above a circular numbered ring, set on a patterned floor in the Pantheon, Paris, with classical statues and columns behind.

The Panthéon in Paris

President Emmanuel Macron stands at a podium delivering a speech in front of a large black and white portrait of Marc Bloch and Simonne Bloch at the Pantheon induction ceremony in Paris.

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