Panthéon

The Panteón de París is a neoclassical building designed by French architect Jacques-Germain Soufflot. It houses the tombs of more than 70 famous figures in French history.

It is one of the most iconic and oldest monuments in the city. It is located in the Latin Quarter, a central area close to Notre-Dame, of great architectural and historical interest.

What to See at the Paris Panthéon

Its façade is decorated with a pórtico clásico de columnas corintias supporting a triangular pediment featuring reliefs that celebrate the glory of great figures such as Voltaire and Rousseau.

Its interior combines elementos religiosos con los republicanos, and at its center swings the famous Péndulo de Foucault, a scientific experiment from 1851 consisting of a 47-kilogram suspended sphere that demonstrates the rotational movement of the Earth on its own axis.

Between 1791 and 1793, it was remodeled into its current appearance and the religious bas-reliefs were replaced by obras que destacaban las virtudes humanas.

History of the Paris Panthéon

Its original construction was commissioned by Louis XV, who in 1764, gravely ill, vowed to build a iglesia dedicada a Santa Genoveva over the remains of an ancient abbey.

During the French Revolution, this church was converted into the Panthéon

It is one of the first neoclassical buildings in Paris, and in France in general.

Who is buried in the Paris Panthéon?

Its crypt holds the remains of historical figures such as Voltaire, Marat, Émile Zola, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the matrimonio Curie, Braille, Victor Hugo, Alejandro Dumas and Josephine Baker.

Napoleon's Tomb and other military figures can be found at Les Invalides in Paris.

Useful information about the Paris Panthéon

Here is all the essential information, including up-to-date opening hours and prices, to help you enjoy your visit without any hassle.

Prices

• Adults €13 Buy here and skip the ticket queue.
• Free for visitors under 18 (with family and outside school groups) and for nationals of European Union countries and non-European regular residents in French territory up to the age of 25.
• Free for people with disabilities and one accompanying person.
• You can get in free with Paris Pass.

Opening Hours

• Open every day of the week except January 1, May 1, November 1 and 11, and December 25.
• October 1 to March 31: 10:00 – 18:00 (last entry 17:15)
• April 1 to September 30: 10:00 – 18:30 (last entry 17:45)
• Panoramic tour available every day at 10:15, 11:00, 14:30, 15:30, and 16:30.
• Last admission to the monument 45 minutes before closing.

Address

• Place du Panthéon, Latin Quarter

How to Get There

• Metro line 10, Cardinal Lemoine station
• RER: line B, Luxembourg station
• Buses: 21, 27, 38, 82, 84, 85, and 89

Places near the Panteón de París

Notre-Dame Cathedral, Latin Quarter of Paris and Luxembourg Gardens.