Panthéon (place du)

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This is an austere square set around the monument which commemorates great French men. There is also the Sainte-Geneviève library, the Law Faculty, the Mairie (Town Hall) of the 5th arrondissement and a part of the Lycée Henri-IV (high school). The library was built by Labrouste on the site of the Montaigu college, known for the harsh standards of education its pupils endured. The library is one of the largest in Paris, where one can find precious documents from the Abbaye Sainte-Geneviève. As for the Panthéon, it was originally a church, built by Soufflot at the behest of Louis XV to house the tombs of great men.

Things to see:
The Panthéon
The Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève (Sainte-Geneviève library)
The Lycée Henri-IV (high school)

Nearby:
The Panthéon
Eglise Saint-Etienne-du-Mont
Place de la Contrescarpe and the busy Mouffetard quarter
The Faculty of the Sorbonne

Panthéon (place du) Informations:

Paris, France
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