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7 .   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