When Anna was visiting last week, we toured the Pantheon, conveniently located just steps from our apartment. (Probably a couple thousand steps, actually.) The building is grand and stunning. It was interesting to learn a bit about its history---its religious birth and conversion to secular use in the 19th century---and it was also inspiring to see so many authors, scientists and other great thinkers honored in such a way: Voltaire, Dumas, Rousseau, Hugo, Zola, Braille, Curie (Pierre and Marie).
Many are awed by the architecture; I focused my photography instead on small detail. Here are some photos:
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