Journées du Patrimoine 2024 at the Panthéon in Paris, the program

The Panthéon is taking part in the 2024 Heritage Days and will open its doors to visitors on September 21 and 22. Discover the program that awaits you.

The Pantheon is one of the most symbolic National Monuments. In the heart of the Latin QuarterThis imposing building represents the history of France in its own way. Come and discover it for free during the Heritage travel, At Saturday September 21 And Sunday, 22 September 2024.

The monument, dedicated to great men and women of French Republicis housed in a church designed by the architect Jacques Germain Soufflotan ardent admirer of Greco-Roman architecture. She decided to build on the plan of a Greek cross, and the entire architectural style of the church is characterized by.

In 1791, plans were made to dig the graves of The great men of France in a place dedicated to them, as in the case ofWestminster Abbey in England, where Mirabeau died.

Since then, the Pantheon houses the remains of some of the The greatest personalities of the Republic. The crypt contains the graves of Rousseau, Voltaire,Emile Zola, Jean-Marie MoulinLouis Braille, René Cassin, Victor Schœlcher, Jean Monnet, Marie-Curie(the first woman to be admitted) and recently Simone VeilAnd a little curiosity: the Pantheon houses a copy of Foucault's pendulum since 1851.

The Heritage Travel are the perfect opportunity visit this monument and meet all these extraordinary personalities. But for this 41st editionThe Pantheon also has a surprise in store! For more information, see the program below…

Activities planned at the Pantheon for the Journées du Patrimoine 2024 in Paris:

Free visit
21 and 22 September
Visit the Panthéon, the masterpiece of the architect Soufflot, on the Mount Sainte-Geneviève in Paris.

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