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Panthéon

Monument4.6 · 66 125≈ 1 h 15 minEntry: ~13 €829 m from the center

A neoclassical masterpiece crowning the Latin Quarter, designed by Jacques-Germain Soufflot as the Church of Saint Genevieve before the French Revolution transformed it into a secular mausoleum. Beneath its 83-metre dome swings Foucault's Pendulum, famously demonstrating the Earth's rotation, while the crypt holds the tombs of French icons including Voltaire, Rousseau, Victor Hugo, and Marie Curie.

Highlights

  • The crypt with tombs of Hugo, Voltaire and Marie Curie
  • Foucault's Pendulum proving Earth's rotation
  • Soaring neoclassical dome and Corinthian portico
  • Panoramic views over Paris from the dome colonnade

Opening hours

Mon10:00 – 18:00
Tue10:00 – 18:00
Wed10:00 – 18:00
Thu10:00 – 18:00
Fri10:00 – 18:00
Sat10:00 – 18:00
Sun10:00 – 18:00

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