Tomb of Voltaire

This is the tomb of Voltaire, one of the greatest of all French writers, in the crypt of the Panthéon, in Paris, France. Since Voltaire was quite famous, he gets a special spot in the crypt, complete with a statue, and an extra-fancy sarcophagus.

It was really dark in this crypt, so I had to push this image substantially in order to get something recognizable.

Click directly on the photo to see a larger version (twice this size). Photographed on July 13, 1999.