Panthéon - Centre des Monuments Nationaux

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Panthéon - Centre des Monuments Nationaux

Monument

District : Notre-Dame / Quartier Latin

Member of the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau

This establishment is certified "Tourism & Handicap"

Description :

Louis XV commissioned the architect Jacques-Germain Soufflot to build this massive church, located in the area now known as the Latin Quarter... The construction of the Pantheon began in 1764 and was completed in 1790. Following the French Revolution, the Neo-Classical structure was turned into a mausoleum to honour the great men who had marked the history of France. 72 Frenchmen of note including Voltaire, Victor Hugo, Emile Zola, Marie Curie, Jean Jaurès and Jean Moulin are entombed in the crypt. You can also see a model of Foucault’s Pendulum, an experiment devised to demonstrate the rotation of the earth.

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Informations :

Centre des Monuments Nationaux

Masterpiece by Soufflot (1713-1780) and former church, the Panthéon became the burial place for famous French personalities such as Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Victor Hugo, Emile Zola, Jean Jaurès, Jean Moulin, during the Revolution, and from 1996, André Malraux.
Tour of the nave and the crypt. On permanent display: reproduction of the Pendulum of Foucault. The colonade is open every year from April 1st to September 30th. Visit at set times with a member of staff from the monument.

Others informations

Architecturals styles :

Neoclassical, Monumental

List of collections :

Sculpture, History, Painting, Architecture, Funerary art, Tombs

Collections period :

18th century

Opening days and times

Open/Closed :

1 April - 30 September: 10am - 6.30pm. 1 October-31 March: 10am-6pm.
The colonade is open from 1 April to 31 October.

Cash desk closes at :

Last admission 45 minutes before closure of the monument.

Days of week :

Open on those public holidays :

Individual tours

Independant tour :

Full rate: €8
Group rate (+ tourism professionals): €6
Reduced rate: €5

Guided tour :

Tel: 01 44 54 19 30
The colonade is open every year from 1 April to 30 September. Visit at set times with a member of staff from the monument.

Free :

First Sunday of each month, November to March. Since 4 April 2009, free for -26s belonging to the European Union and for primary and secondary scholl teachers (except temporary exhibitions).

Free for children :

Free for under-18s (except groups)

Group tours

Group tour :

5.70 euros: minimum 20 people. School groups without lecturer: 30 euros. Tel. 01 44 32 18 00. Visit with commentary adapted to visually-impaired group visitors (1h30; booking necessary at least one and a half month in advance; free admission for group visitors, belonging to specialized institutions, on show of proof from the institution's director). Booking: 01 44 54 19 30. Guided visits in French and in English

Services

Foreign language tour :

English, Dutch and Portuguese

Foreign language information :

French, English, Spanish, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Chinese.

Photo allowed.

Viewpoint.

Gifts shop.

Other services :

Museum & Monuments pass | Bookshop

Miscellaneous :

Folding chairs available for visually-impaired visitors. Cultural activities in sign language for deaf and hearing-impaired visitors.

Accessibility disabled persons

Not accessible to people with reduced mobility.
Activities and visits:
For people with sight impairments: tactile visits (raised boards, guides etc.) for both adults and children.
For people with mental disabilities: discovery workshops for adults and children (sensory discovery of the monument through observation, the touch and the listening, then realization of an architectural detail in workshop: modelling or drawing).
For people with hearing impairments: visits with French sign language for adults and children (history of France at the Panthéon).
More information about workshops on Guide des activités pour les publics handicapés dans les monuments nationaux d’Ile-de-France.
All information about accessibility of The Centre des Monuments Nationaux www.handicap.monuments-nationaux.fr.