The Pantheon-Paris

The Panthéon (Latin: Pantheon,[1] from Greek Πάνθεον meaning "Every

god") is a building in the Latin Quarter in Paris. It was originally

built as a church dedicated to St. Genevieve and to house the

reliquary châsse containing her relics but, after many changes, now

functions as a secular mausoleum containing the remains of

distinguished French citizens. It is an early example of

neoclassicism, with a façade modeled on the Pantheon in Rome,

surmounted by a dome that owes some of its character to Bramante's

"Tempietto". Located in the 5th arrondissement on the Montagne

Sainte-Geneviève, the Panthéon looks out over all of Paris. Designer

Jacques-Germain Soufflot had the intention of combining the lightness

and brightness of the gothic cathedral with classical principles, but

its role as a mausoleum required the great Gothic windows to be blocked.

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Just ... Wonderful !!

Love this shot. Great tones and depth. Well seen and very well executed. Best wishes William.