As you walk through the Quartier Latin, in Paris, you’ll stumble upon this huge temple-like structure.
In 1744, during the War of the Austrian Succession, Louis XV fell seriously ill in Metz and invoked the protection of Saint Geneviève, the patroness of Paris. Since the state coffers were empty, the king had to wait twenty years before laying the first stone.
The Sainte-Geneviève Church became, through political upheavals, the pantheon which translates from Greek to “of all gods”.
Since 1885, the date of the entrance of Victor Hugo’s body, the pantheon has become the temple of the great men and women of the nation.
By designing it more than 200 years ago, the architect Soufflot intended to rival the pantheon of Rome. The church in the form of a Greek cross, is one great example of neoclassical architecture.
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The energy inside is amazing, you can feel the greatness of all the people inside
Majestueux !