Description
The temple of the French nation.
With the Pantheon, architect Jacques-Germain Soufflot met Louis XV’s wish to glorify the monarchy in the form of a church dedicated to Saint Geneviève, the patron saint of Paris. The Revolution in 1789 transformed the monument into a temple for Great Men. During the turbulent years of the 19th century, as regimes changed, it alternated in its role as a religious and patriotic monument. Since 1885, the year of Victor Hugo’s death and burial in the Pantheon, it has been the last resting place for the great writers, scientists, generals,
churchmen and politicians who have made the history of France. The crypt houses the tombs of more than 70 illustrious figures including Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Emile Zola, Alexandre Dumas, Pierre and Marie Curie and, from 1 July 2018, Simone Veil.
With the Pantheon, architect Jacques-Germain Soufflot met Louis XV’s wish to glorify the monarchy in the form of a church dedicated to Saint Geneviève, the patron saint of Paris. The Revolution in 1789 transformed the monument into a temple for Great Men. During the turbulent years of the 19th century, as regimes changed, it alternated in its role as a religious and patriotic monument. Since 1885, the year of Victor Hugo’s death and burial in the Pantheon, it has been the last resting place for the great writers, scientists, generals,
churchmen and politicians who have made the history of France. The crypt houses the tombs of more than 70 illustrious figures including Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Emile Zola, Alexandre Dumas, Pierre and Marie Curie and, from 1 July 2018, Simone Veil.
Architectural style
- Monumental
- Neo classique
Collections
- Architecture
- Art funéraire
- Histoire
- Peinture
- Sculpture
- Tombeaux
Epoque des collections
- Rococo (XVIIIe)
- Néoclassicisme (XVIIIe - XIXe)
- Romantisme (XVIIIe - XIXe)
Services
Services and facilities of the establishment
- Gift shop
- Bookshop
- Member of the Paris Museum Pass
- Visitor tools
Documentation in a foreign language
- English
- German
- Spanish
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Dutch
- Russian
- Japanese
- Chinese
Visitor tools
Interactive terminalsCombined tickets
Combined ticket Panthéon and Basilique cathédrale de Saint-Denis €16Prices and times
Entrance fees and modalities
Independent tour
€11.50/ €9 (concessions). €3 extra to access the upper parts of the Panthéon (April-October).
Group tour
Group : €9Free
Free admission: First Sunday of the month from 1 November to 31 March. Free for those under 26 from countries within the European Union, as well as primary and secondary teachers. Free for disabled visitors and an accompanying person, as well as job seekers and those receiving French state benefits.
Free for young people and children
Under 18sOpening times
From 1 October to 31 March : 10am-6pm. From 1 April to 30 June : 10am-6.30pm.
Exceptional opening
- Easter
- Easter Monday
- Ascension Day
- 8 May
- Whitsuntide
- Whit Monday
- 14 July
- 15 August
- 1 November
- 11 November
Events
Contact
Voir la carte
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Subway - Cardinal Lemoine
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RER - Luxembourg
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Bus - 21, 27, 83, 84, 89
Disability
Offer adapted to disabled visitors
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Hearing
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Mental
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Visual
Access facilities
- Adapted activities and visits
- Free admission for disabled visitors on presentation of proof
- Free admission for the accompanying person
Accessibility information
-Physical disability: not accessible for visitors in wheelchairs (11 steps outside, 5 steps to access the roadside, 38-step staircase without handrail to access the crypt, no adapted toilets).
Find out all you need to know about accessibility in France's National Monuments www.handicap.monuments-nationaux.fr
You can download the brochure presenting the various tours on offer for disabled people in the 12 national monuments in Paris and the Paris region by visiting the 'Contacts par Région' tab.
Contact:
handicapidf@monuments-nationaux.fr - Centre des Monuments Nationaux Pôle Île-de-France: 22 Avenue Victoria - 75001 Paris
Find out all you need to know about accessibility in France's National Monuments www.handicap.monuments-nationaux.fr
You can download the brochure presenting the various tours on offer for disabled people in the 12 national monuments in Paris and the Paris region by visiting the 'Contacts par Région' tab.
Contact:
handicapidf@monuments-nationaux.fr - Centre des Monuments Nationaux Pôle Île-de-France: 22 Avenue Victoria - 75001 Paris
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