Monument · Latin Quarter · 5th Arrondissement
The Panthéon & the Paris Museum Pass
The burial place of Voltaire, Victor Hugo, Marie Curie, and 77 more of France’s greatest citizens — in a neoclassical dome that dominates the Left Bank skyline.
Individual ticket
€13
With Museum Pass
Included
Timed slot
Not required
Open
Daily
Hours
10am–6pm (6:30pm Apr–Sep)
Last updated: July 2026 · Prices and details verified
Is the Panthéon included in the Paris Museum Pass?
Yes — the Paris Museum Pass covers full entry to the Panthéon, saving you €13 per person. No reservation is required — walk in during opening hours daily.
The pass covers the complete visit — the nave with Foucault’s Pendulum and all 80 tombs in the crypt. No element of the visit costs extra on top of the pass.
No reservation required. No reservation required — walk in with your pass at any time during opening hours. The Panthéon is open daily and rarely has significant queues except on national commemoration days.
Dome closed for renovation (as of July 2026). The rooftop colonnade with its panoramic city views is temporarily shut. The nave, Foucault’s Pendulum, and the crypt are all open as normal. Check paris-pantheon.fr for reopening news.
What to See — Collection Highlights
The Panthéon began as a church dedicated to Saint Geneviève, patron saint of Paris, commissioned by Louis XV in 1758 and completed in 1789 — just in time for the Revolution to transform it into a mausoleum for the nation’s great citizens. The inscription above the entrance has defined it since: ‘To Great Men, the Grateful Nation.’
Highlight 1
The crypt — 80 tombs including Voltaire, Rousseau, Victor Hugo, Émile Zola, Marie and Pierre Curie (she is the only woman interred here by merit alone), and Jean Moulin, head of the French Resistance
Highlight 2
Foucault’s Pendulum — a replica of Léon Foucault’s 1851 demonstration that the Earth rotates on its axis, suspended from the dome on a 67-metre wire, endlessly tracing its slow arc
Highlight 3
The monumental nave paintings — 19th-century cycle depicting the life of Saint Geneviève, scenes from Joan of Arc’s campaigns, and allegories of the Republic lining the walls of the 83-metre-high nave
Where to find each tomb in the crypt
The crypt is a labyrinth of vaulted galleries. Here is where the most-visited tombs actually sit, so you can plan a route instead of wandering:
| Voltaire | In his own bay directly opposite the entrance, facing Rousseau |
| Jean-Jacques Rousseau | Facing Voltaire across the entrance vestibule — look for the carved door with a hand holding a torch |
| Victor Hugo | Shared chamber in the corridor to the right as you descend |
| Émile Zola | Same chamber as Hugo (transferred here in 1908) |
| Alexandre Dumas | Same chamber as Hugo and Zola (transferred in 2002) |
| Marie & Pierre Curie | Together in a side vault — Marie’s coffin is lead-lined against radiation |
Suggested Itinerary — 1–1.5 Hours
The Panthéon follows a natural sequence: nave and pendulum first, then descend to the crypt.
10:00am
The nave — Foucault’s Pendulum and monumental paintings
Enter beneath the Corinthian portico into the vast neoclassical nave. Foucault’s Pendulum hangs from the centre of the dome — watch it slowly mark the Earth’s rotation. The nave paintings by Puvis de Chavannes and others line the walls. Allow 30 minutes.
10:30am
The crypt — tombs of great French citizens
Descend to the crypt — a labyrinth of vaulted chambers holding 80 tombs. The most visited are Voltaire and Rousseau (buried opposite each other), Victor Hugo, Émile Zola, and Marie Curie. Take your time — each tomb has a biographical panel. Allow 30–40 minutes.
Practical Tips
Tip 1
Go to the crypt with a plan — it’s a labyrinth, and without one you’ll walk straight past people. Use the tomb-location table above to map your route before you descend.
Tip 2
Give Foucault’s Pendulum a minute in the centre of the nave — the plane of its swing slowly rotates as the Earth turns beneath it, completing a full circle in about 32 hours at Paris’s latitude. The motion is real, not motorised.
Tip 3
The Panthéon is 8 minutes walk from the Musée de Cluny (medieval museum, pass-covered) and 10 minutes from Notre-Dame — a natural Latin Quarter circuit. The Luxembourg Gardens are 5 minutes in the other direction.
Getting There
Panthéon — Fast Facts
| Address | Place du Panthéon, 75005 Paris |
| Nearest Metro | Maubert-Mutualité (Metro 10) — 5 min walk (Metro 10) |
| RER | RER B — Luxembourg — 10 min walk through Jardin du Luxembourg |
| Bus lines | 21, 27, 38, 82, 84, 85, 89 |
| Opening hours | Daily 10am–6:30pm (April–September) · 10am–6pm (October–March). Last admission 45 min before closing. |
| First Monday of month | Opens late at 12 noon (not 10am) |
| Closed | 1 January, 1 May, 25 December |
| Individual ticket | €13 (2026) |
| With Museum Pass | Free — included |
| Timed slot required | Not required |
| Book at | paris-pantheon.fr/en/visit/practical-information |
| Walking note | 8 min walk to Musée de Cluny; 10 min walk to Notre-Dame; 5 min to Luxembourg Gardens |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes — the Paris Museum Pass covers full entry to the Panthéon, saving €13 per person. The pass covers the complete visit: the nave, Foucault’s Pendulum, and all 80 tombs in the crypt. No additional charge for any element of the visit.
The Panthéon holds 80 tombs of people officially recognised as great citizens of France. The most visited include: Voltaire and Rousseau (the two great Enlightenment philosophers, buried opposite each other by historical irony); Victor Hugo; Émile Zola; Jean Moulin (head of the French Resistance, killed by the Gestapo in 1943); Marie Curie (the only woman interred here by merit — her coffin is lead-lined due to radiation); Pierre Curie; Louis Braille; and René Descartes.
In 1851, physicist Léon Foucault suspended a 28-kg sphere on a 67-metre wire from the dome of the Panthéon and set it swinging. Because the Earth rotates beneath the pendulum while the pendulum’s plane of oscillation stays fixed in space, the pendulum appears to slowly rotate over the course of a day — providing visible proof of the Earth’s rotation. The replica in the Panthéon today continues to demonstrate this phenomenon. It is one of the most elegant science demonstrations ever conceived.
The dome panorama is temporarily closed for renovation, so there is no dome access at present. The nave, Foucault’s Pendulum, and the crypt remain open as normal. Check paris-pantheon.fr for the latest news on when the rooftop colonnade will reopen.
One hour covers the nave, pendulum, and crypt at a relaxed pace. If you’re interested in the individual stories behind the tombs, two hours is more appropriate — each tomb has a biographical panel and the crypt is more extensive than most visitors expect.
Yes — it’s well-positioned for a Latin Quarter museum day. The Musée de Cluny (medieval art museum, pass-covered) is 8 minutes walk; Notre-Dame Towers (pass-covered, reservation required) are 10 minutes walk; the Institut du Monde Arabe (pass-covered) is 12 minutes walk. The Luxembourg Gardens are 5 minutes in the other direction if you need a break between venues.
Combine Panthéon With These Museums
The Panthéon sits at the heart of the Latin Quarter museum cluster — all nearby venues are walkable.
See all 50+ pass venues in our complete museum list → or check the 4-day itinerary for a suggested visit order.
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