Panthéon

The Panthéon is a former church located in Paris, France. The building was originally dedicated to Saint Genevieve, but now primarily serves as a burial place for esteemed countrymen. The Panthéon stands 60 meters above the Seine and is the high point of Paris' left bank.
==History==
In 1744, while suffering from a serious illness, King Louis XV swore to replace the ruined with a new church if he survived. Following his recovery, construction on the building began in 1755 and ended around 1790.Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: Panthéon
In April 1791, the death of Mirabeau prompted a desire to honor exceptional French citizens that had served their country. Consequently, the Sainte-Geneviève church was transformed into the "Panthéon of great men", a secular mausoleum of sorts. Mirabeau's remains were placed there, but when his secret correspondence with King Louis XVI was later revealed to the populace, they turned against him.
In May 1794, Arno Dorian and a team of Assassins were tasked with the retrieval of Assassin relics from Mirabeau's crypt beneath the Panthéon, before the Templars and a mob of angry civilians could get to them. Once they acquired the artifacts, they escaped the building; Mirabeau's remains were subsequently removed from the Panthéon.Assassin's Creed: Unity companion app
Over the years, the Panthéon changed hands several times, from church to state, eventually settling on the latter. Today the building houses the bodies of some of France's greatest heroes, including Voltaire, Marie Curie, and Victor Hugo.
==Behind the scenes==
In Assassin's Creed: Unity, the Panthéon has a repeated decoration in the and the inscription "Aux grands hommes la Patrie reconnaissante" ("To the great men, from a grateful nation."). The original decoration had more religious themes including a host of angels and Saint Genevieve, but it was destroyed and a new revolutionary motif with the inscription was finished in 1793, though that was not the contemporary which was revealed in 1837.
==Gallery==
ACU Pantheon - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of the Panthéon's interior
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Unity 
*Assassin's Creed: Unity companion app
==References==
Category:Churches
Category:Necropoleis
Category:Landmarks in Paris
Category:Viewpoints
fr:Panthéon (Paris)