Paris, France: The Panthéon and the Paris Catacombs - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide - Travel Bite

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Paris dramatically changed during the Enlightenment and the French Revolution: The Panthéon was built, cemeteries were moved underground to the Paris catacombs, and churches were turned into “temples of reason.”

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