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Panthéon

The Panthéon in Paris is an 18th‑century neoclassical monument on the Montagne Sainte‑Geneviève, built as a church and completed in 1790. Its design features a classical portico with Corinthian columns and a large triple-shell dome; it houses large painted decorations beneath the dome and an extensive crypt that serves as a national mausoleum.

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First raised

1758

Its prime

1790

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1790

What Panthéon looked like in its prime.

The Panthéon presents a neoclassical temple front in warm Parisian limestone: a broad flight of stone steps leads to a six‑column Corinthian peristyle and a triangular pediment crowded with high relief sculpture above an entablature bearing the gilded inscription 'AUX GRANDS HOMMES LA PATRIE RECONNAISSANTE'. Behind the portico rises a triple‑shell stone dome sheathed in lead with a drum of small windows and a lantern topped by a cross; the massing is monumental and uniformly finished at completion.

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8 places to explore in 1790.

The record describes 8 distinct spots at Panthéon, including 6 interiors: narthex and western nave, central crossing beneath the dome, pendentives and major allegorical paintings and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Place du Panthéon approach (exterior)Main portico and pediment detailNarthex and Western NaveCentral crossing beneath the domePendentives and major allegorical paintingsFoucault pendulum position beneath the domeCrypt central chamber and galleriesEastern apse / choir area

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