Panthéon
Built as the church of Sainte-Geneviève, turned by the Revolution into a tomb for great men
- Author
- Jacques-Germain Soufflot
- Style
- Neoclassicism — A return to Greece and Rome after the excavations: strict orders, clear contour, civic virtue
- Century
- 18th century
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