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The Panthéon (French: [pɑ̃.te.ɔ̃] , from Ancient Greek πάνθειον (pántheion) '[temple] to all the gods') is a monument in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. It stands in the Latin Quarter (Quartier Latin), on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, in the centre of the Place du Panthéon, which was named after it. The edifice was built between 1758 and 1790, from designs by Jacques-Germain Soufflot, at the behest of King Louis XV; the king intended it as a church dedicated to Saint Genevieve, Paris's patron saint, whose relics were to be housed in the church. Neither Soufflot nor Louis XV lived to see the church completed.

Panthéon - Wikipedia Jump to content Coordinates : 48°50′46″N 2°20′45″E  /  48.84611°N 2.34583°E  / 48.84611; 2.34583 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia National mausoleum in Paris Not to be confused with Pantheon, Rome . For other uses of "Pantheon", see Pantheon (disambiguation) . Panthéon Interactive map of the Panthéon area Former names Église Sainte-Geneviève General information Type Mausoleum Architectural style Neoclassicism Location Place du Panthéon Paris , France Coordinates 48°50′46″N 2°20′45″E  /  48.84611°N 2.34583°E  / 48.84

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