CENTRE DES MONUMENTS NATIONAUX

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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Practical information

CENTRE DES MONUMENTS NATIONAUX - PANTHEON

Place du Panthéon

75005

PARIS

Metro :

Cardinal Lemoine

RER :

Luxembourg

Bus :

84, 89

telephone number :

01 44 32 18 00

fax :

01 44 07 32 23

pantheon.monuments-nationaux.fr

Access for persons with limited mobility

Tourisme & Handicap label

Auditif

Monument

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.

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 :

1st April - 30th September: 10am - 6.30pm. 1st October-31 March: 10am-6.15pm.
1st October - 31st March: 10am - 6.15pm.

Cash desk closes at :

Last admission 45 minutes before the closing time.

Days of week :

Open on those public holidays :

Individual tours

Independant tour :

7 euros. 4.50 euros. Reduced rate for 18-25s, large families. Specially-adapted tours for visually-impaired individuals (no booking required, free on presentation of disability card).

Guided tour :

Tel: 01 44 54 19 30

Free :

14th July and first Sunday of each month, October to March

Free for children :

Free for under-18s.

Group tours

School groups with museum guide.

Group tour :

5.50 euros: minimum 20 pax. School groups: 30 euros. Tel. 01 44 54 19 30.

Services

Foreign language tour :

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

Foreign language information :

English, Spanish

Photo allowed.

Viewpoint.

Gifts shop.

Other services :

Museum & Monuments pass		Child minding		Animals welcome
Bookshop

Miscellaneous :

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