Panthéon
mausoleum in Paris for the most distinguished French people
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The Panthéon is a visual artwork associated with the religion of Catholicism .
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Catholicism[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Quartier de la Sorbonne[4], 5th arrondissement of Paris[5]
- Country: France[6]
- Instance of: church building[7]
- Operator: Centre des monuments nationaux[8]
- Named after: apostle[9]
- Architectural style: Neoclassical architecture[10]
- Postal code: 75005[11]
- Commons category: Panthéon de Paris[12]
- Inception: 1758[13]
- Located on street: place du Panthéon[14]
- Official website: http://www.paris-pantheon.fr/[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Panthéon de Paris[16]
- Commons gallery: Panthéon de Paris[17]
- Visitors per year: 875,670[18], 949,760[19], 368,080[20], 223,220[21]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[22], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24], Meyer’s Universum, Dreizehnter Band[25]
- Affiliation: Centre des monuments nationaux[26]
- Heritage designation: classified historical monument[27]
- Commons Institution page: Panthéon de Paris[28]
- Date of official opening: 1781[29]
- Native label: Panthéon[30]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials at the Panthéon, Paris[31]
- Height: 83 m[32]
- History of topic: Chronologie du Panthéon de Paris[33]
- Christian liturgical rite: Roman Rite[34]
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Cultural Impact
Things named for Panthéon include place du Panthéon[35], a square[36], in France[37].
Why It Matters
Panthéon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Panthéon is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for Panthéon include place du Panthéon[35], a square[36], in France[37].