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Postcards: Panthéon Paris (FR)

As a mausoleum goes, the Panthéon is a gorgeous one. Recently, four heroes and heroines of the Resistance were newly interred by the President of the Republic – although two of them were symbolic interments – and as part of the celebration, the Panthéon was free to visit over a few days. We took advantage of it to visit the building itself, rather than jostling through the long queues at the crypt.

Panthéon

Panthéon

Panthéon

Panthéon

Panthéon

Panthéon

Panthéon

Panthéon

Panthéon

Panthéon

Panthéon

Panthéon

Panthéon

Panthéon

Panthéon

Panthéon

Random facts: (1) there are now 4 women with places of honour in the Panthéon; (2) until 1995, the only woman interred was present solely because her husband was interred here; (3) in 1995, Marie Curie won a spot of honour based on her contribution to Science; (4) it would be another 20 years before 2 more women joined the rank, and (5) one of these two women was a niece of Charles de Gaulle.



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