The Panthéon

How to Buy Panthéon Tickets

A standard ticket covers the ground floor and the crypt and costs €13. If you'd also like to climb the dome for views fr…

Bag Storage and What You Can Bring Inside

There's no cloakroom inside the Panthéon, so what you can bring in is limited. Large bags aren't allowed; only small bac…

Where to Find the Restroom

There's only one restroom inside the Panthéon. It's about halfway up the staircase that leads from the crypt back to the…

Things to Know While Touring

Two things to keep in mind as you explore.

Getting to the Panthéon from Central Paris

You can reach the Panthéon from central Paris by RER, metro, or bus.

From Church to Mausoleum: The Panthéon's Hidden History

The Panthéon wasn't built as a cemetery. It began life as a church, which is why it forms a cross when seen from above.…

Why the Panthéon Divides the French

"The Panthéon is a place of conflict among the French," the historian Mona Ozouf has said. Why would the final resting p…

Did the Enlightenment Spark the French Revolution?

The Panthéon holds the tombs of Rousseau and Voltaire, two of France's most famous Enlightenment thinkers, who are known…

Photo Spots and Sights Near the Panthéon

Not far from the Panthéon is the spot where a famous film shot one of its best-known scenes, and plenty of visitors come…

Where to Eat and Sip Tea in the Latin Quarter

Here are some restaurants and tea spots in and around the Latin Quarter. Check each one's location, menu, and reviews on…

Place du Panthéon and the Façade

Stand in Place du Panthéon and face the building head-on, and its grandeur recalls an ancient Greek temple. But it isn't…

The Central Aisle and the Panthéon's Layout

You're now standing in the central aisle, where the heart of the Panthéon opens up before you. A crowd has gathered in t…

Jules Élie Delaunay's "The Life of Saint Geneviève"

This mural is The Life of Saint Geneviève by Jules Élie Delaunay, a leading nineteenth-century French neoclassical paint…

Foucault's Pendulum

An iron ball hangs from a cable and swings back and forth in a steady rhythm. That's Foucault's Pendulum. A swinging obj…

The Dome Fresco and Pendentives

Tilt your head back and the ceiling seems to vanish into the distance. The Panthéon's dome rises a full 85 meters, its r…

The Life of Clovis I

This mural shows Clovis I fighting the Alemanni at Tolbiac. Clovis was the first king of the Frankish kingdom, the root…

Charlemagne and the Imperial Coronation

This mural depicts Pope Leo III placing the crown of the Western Roman Empire on Charlemagne's head in St. Peter's Basil…

The Life of Saint Louis

This mural, painted by the celebrated French artist Alexandre Cabanel, tells the story of Saint Louis. Saint Louis is Ki…

The Life of Joan of Arc

This mural, by the French painter Jules Eugène Lenepveu, tells the life of Joan of Arc. Joan was the heroine who led Fra…

The Convention Sculpture

The sculpture of the National Convention stands where the church choir once sat. Now that the Panthéon is no longer a ch…

Léon Gambetta's Urn

Down in the crypt, the air turns cool. This is where the dead rest, so visitors walk through quietly and with respect. T…

Voltaire's Tomb

Voltaire was the leading Enlightenment philosopher of 18th-century France. The Enlightenment was an intellectual movemen…

Rousseau's Tomb

Like Voltaire, Rousseau was one of the leading Enlightenment philosophers of 18th-century France. At the center of the f…

Plaques for the Victims of the 1830 and 1848 Revolutions

You'll see panels on either side crowded with names. Between the two plaques on the right is an inscription: "In honor o…

Victor Hugo's Tomb

This room holds the tombs of three writers who made their names in 19th-century France. Victor Hugo and Émile Zola lie o…

Victor Schœlcher's Tomb

This room holds the tombs of three men who fought for equality and peace from the 19th to the 20th century. From left to…

Marie Curie's Tomb

This room holds the tombs of two scientists, Marie Curie and Pierre Curie. The Curies are the only couple among those bu…

Josephine Baker's Tomb

This room holds two of the most recently transferred 20th-century figures: Maurice Genevoix, a World War I veteran, and…