The Pantheon

There are many buildings around the world called The Pantheon. The word originates in ancient Greek, and does mean '[temple of] all the gods'. Apart from the one in Rome, the most famous is probably the one in Paris, where such luminaries as Voltaire, Rousseau, Victor Hugo, Zola, and Marie Curie are buried.

From 1772 to 1937 there was a Pantheon on London's Oxford Street; it had no religious purpose, but was 'a place of public entertainment'. It was so called because its central dome was reminiscent of that of the most famous Pantheon, in Rome. The site is now occupied by Marks & Spencer's 'Oxford Street Pantheon' branch.

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