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P A N T H É O N
PLACE DU PANTHÉON
A grandiose building . Soufflot ’ s ambition was
to outdo the churches of St . Peter ' s in Rome
and St . Paul ’ s in London . The monumental
peristyle was inspired by the Pantheon
commissioned by Agrippa in Rome .
A decorative programme . From 1874 onwards ,
the sanctuary was decorated