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The Panthéon is a neo-classical style building located on the Saint Genevieve mountain, in the 5th district of Paris, in the heart of Latin Quarter. It is surrounded by the Saint Etienne du Mont church, the Sainte Genevieve Library, the Universities of Paris I (Panthéon Sorbonne), Paris II, the 5th district hall and the College Henry IV. The Rue Soufflot draws it a perspective from the Jardin du Luxembourg. It was originally built in the XVIIIth century as a church to shelter Saint Genevieve, but today, this monument aims at welcoming the ashes of the famous people who marked the History of France. Its different successive destinations, its decoration, the inscriptions and symbols which are represented enable us to scan the construction – low and contrasted – of the French Nation..
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