1791 ⟶ Assembly Proposes Conversion of Sainte-Geneviève into the Panthéon
April 3: The Assembly proposes transforming the new church o...
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1791
🏛️ Assembly Proposes Conversion of Sainte-Geneviève into the Panthéon
April 3: The Assembly proposes transforming the new church of Sainte Geneviève, not yet consecrated, into the Panthéon, a mausoleum for illustrious citizens of France.⟶
French RevolutionPanthéonSainte-GenevièveMausoleumNationalismCultureSecularizationCommemorationArchitecture
⚱️ Voltaire's Ashes Transferred to the Panthéon
May 30: The Assembly orders the transfers of the ashes of Voltaire to the Panthéon.⟶