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Jacques-Germain Soufflot
1780Aug, 29

Jacques-Germain Soufflot

Jacques-Germain Soufflot, French architect, co-designed The Panthéon (b. 1713)
Jacques-Germain Soufflot (22 July 1713 – 29 August 1780) was a French architect in the international circle that introduced neoclassicism. His most famous work is the Panthéon in Paris, built from 1755 onwards, originally as a church dedicated to Saint Genevieve.

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