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Panthéon

Panthéon is located in the 5th arrondissement of Paris.   Internal dome.  The first person in the Panthéon was Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau.  It was built between 1758 and 1790.   The building is 110 metres long by 84 metres wide, and 83 metres high, with the crypt beneath of the same size. 

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Petit Palais

The Petit Palais  is an art museum in the 8th arrondissement of Paris near the Champs Elysée.  The metro is station is line 1, Champs Elysée Clémenceau    Built for the 1900 Exposition Universelle, it now houses the Musée des beaux-arts de la ville de Paris. The museum is free to visit.            Gallery of sculptures

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Palais Elysée – Residence of the French President

The Élysée Palace is the official residence of the President of the French Republic in Paris.   It is located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, near the Champs-Élysée.    The palace is open on the French Heritage Days.    The palace is built in 1722.   In 1873, under the Third Republic, the Élysée became the official presidential residence.

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