Soufflot Architect, Paris Building - Pantheon 18th Century French Architecture e-architect

Jacques Soufflot, France

Le Pantheon de Paris / The Pantheon, Paris Paris Ve 1789/90 Jacques Germain Soufflot, French Architect The Pantheon in Paris was designed as a church under King Louis XV, a monument to Saint Geneviève. Marie Curie, Victor Hugo, Émile Zola and Voltaire are interred in the crypt below Le Pantheon de Paris. Jean Bernard Léon Foucault conducted his famous experiment with a pendulum - Pendule de Foucault - in this building and to this day a 67m long pendulum still hangs here. Paris Architects Paris Architecture French Architects Architecture Competition World Architecture : e-architect - a guide to key buildings across the globe Contemporary Architects Comments / photos for the Soufflot Architecture pages welcome: info@e-architect.co.uk Jacques Soufflot Architect - page: adrian welch / isabelle lomholt