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TEC4622658: The Pantheon in Paris. Construction 1757-1790, architect Jacques Germain Soufflot (1713-1780). In 1744 Louis XV, suffering from a serious illness in Metz, would wish to erect an immense church instead of the abbey of Sainte Genevieve, which was then in ruins. When the war came, he kept his word and assigned the architect Soufflot the task of drawing the plans of the monument. A great admirer of Greek Roman architecture, he imagined a gigantic building, built on a plan of Greek cross 110 metres long, 84 metres wide and 83 metres high. At the time, the project seemed so insane that many, in the court and in the salons of the capital, would question Soufflot's abilities and prevent the collapse of the monument. Louis XV confirmed his confidence in the architect and laid the foundation stone in 1764 during a grand ceremony. In 1806, the Pantheon, like all the churches in France closed during the revolution, was restored to its original name of Sainte Genevieve church. Renamed Pantheon in 1830, the building regained its vocation as a laique and patriotic temple. Headquarters to the insurgents of the Commune in 1871, during which Milliere was shot on the steps, the building was definitively transformed into a Republican monument in 1885, during the funeral of Victor Hugo. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4615550: Convent of Recollets, 150-154 rue du Faubourg Saint Martin, Paris 10th. Built in 1604, the convent was abandoned for many years. Rehabilitates an international reception centre for artists, researchers, intellectuals and academics since 2004. There are eighty one furniture dwellings and workshops dwellings available to them. The Centre also houses the Maison de l'Architecture of France and a cultural animation association. Photography 2005. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4615556: Convent of Recollets, 150-154 rue du Faubourg Saint Martin, Paris 10th. Built in 1604, it was abandoned for many years. Rehabilitates, since 2004, an international reception centre for artists, researchers, intellectuals and academics. There are eighty one furniture dwellings and workshops dwellings available to them. The Centre also houses the Maison de l'Architecture of France and a cultural animation association. Photography 2005. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4616490: The cemetery of Pere Lachaise in Paris. The cemetery opened around 1804 on a land formerly owned by the Jesuit. The architect Alexandre Theodore Brongniart conceived the plans of 1810. Many artists worked at Pere-Lachaise in the first half of the 19th century. With an area of almost 44 hectares, it counts about 70 000 monuments.ÆPhotograph 06/06/05. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4616522: The tomb of Francois-Joseph (Francois Joseph) Talma (1763-1826) at the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris 20th. Opened around 1804 on a land formerly owned by the Jesuit. The architect Alexandre Theodore Brongniart conceived the plans of 1810. Many artists worked at Pere Lachaise in the first half of the 19th century. With an area of almost 44 hectares, it has nearly 70,000 monuments. Photography 06/06/05. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4616567: The cemetery of Pere Lachaise in Paris. The cemetery opened around 1804 on a land formerly owned by the Jesuit. The architect Alexandre Theodore Brongniart conceived the plans of 1810. Many artists worked at Pere-Lachaise in the first half of the 19th century. With an area of almost 44 hectares, it counts about 70 000 monuments.ÆPhotograph 06/06/05. / Bridgeman Images