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Walk to the left around the Pantheon to the church of Saint-Etienne-du-Mont. Saint Etienne (Saint Stephen), who died ca. AD 34, was said to be a deacon in an …
Foucault’s pendulum beneath the dome The first permanent occupant of the Pantheon was Voltaire, who took up residence in July 1791, thirteen years after his death in 1778. In …
Bibliography Gill, Harold B. Jr. The Gunsmith in Colonial Virginia. Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1974. Gluckman, Arcadi. Toronto Metro Map United States Muskets, Rifles and Carbines. Harrisburg, PA: …
The Pantheon In 1791, the Pantheon was officially dedicated as a burial place for notable Frenchmen. It is essentially a grand mausoleum. The Pantheon was restored to Catholic use …
The Pantheon Metro: Cardinal Lemoine, Luxembourg and Maubert Mutualite are about the same distance away. The Pantheon is the burial place of many of France’s greatest citizens (military notables …
The bas-relief Prince of Joinville Presenting the Coffin of Napoleon to Louis Philippe was sculpted by Francois Jouffroy (1806-1882). Finally, in 1977 the penis, now described (among other things) …
During the 1777 campaign, Washington tried to protect the young nation’s capital of Philadelphia against attack from General Howe, but without success. Usa best places to visit From late …
Washington inadvertently ignited the French and Indian War in 1754, when, while serving as a lieutenant colonel in the Virginia militia, he and a party of militiamen attacked a …