Horaires de visiteFermé (New Year’s Day)
Jeudi, Janvier 1, 2026
Place du Panthéon, 75005 Paris, France
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Voltaire and Rousseau at the Pantheon

How Voltaire and Rousseau’s legacies converse within the Pantheon—text, space, and civic pedagogy.

1/21/2026
12 min read
Rousseau’s tomb in the Pantheon

Voltaire and Rousseau meet in a civic script. Their texts echo through the crypt corridors, inviting visitors to weigh reason and will.


🗣️ Reading the Space

  • Plaques quote key arguments.
  • Visitors encounter dialogue as choreography.
  • The crypt becomes a seminar.

Rousseau

The Enlightenment is a living conversation.

Auteur

Cultural Historian

Cultural Historian

Amoureux de Paris et auteur de voyage, j’ai conçu ce guide pour aider les visiteurs à se relier aux histoires du Panthéon — de la foi et la Révolution à la science et la mémoire civique.

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Voltaire
Rousseau
Enlightenment
Crypt

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