Located in the Latin Quarter of the city, this amazing building looks out over the city of Paris. The Pantheon was originally built as a church and was completed in 1789. During the French Revolution, the crypt underneath the Pantheon was used for burial, with Victor Hugo and Voltaire being among some of the most famous people buried here.

Visitors come mainly to view these burial grounds. There are greeted by the plaque that reads “Aux grands homes la patrie reconnaissante” (To great men the grateful homeland), at the entrance to the Pantheon.

Another plaque was unveiled in January 2007 by President Jacques Chirac. This plague is a tribute to all the people of France who put their own life at risk to save the majority of the Jewish population that lived in the country during the war and survived being removed back to the concentration camps by the Nazi’s.

The exterior of the Pantheon looks a lot like the Pantheon in Rome, featuring a dome and because it is on a hill on the left Bank of the Seine (Montagne Sainte-Genevieve). You’ve got one of the best views of Paris from here.