JR to decorate Paris' Pantheon

Published June 3, 2014
Giant portraits by French street artist and photographer JR are pictured during the presentation of his creation at the Pantheon in Paris. AP
Giant portraits by French street artist and photographer JR are pictured during the presentation of his creation at the Pantheon in Paris. AP
A giant photos of portraits by French street artist and photographer JR decorates the dome of the Pantheon during the presentation of his creation in Paris. AP
A giant photos of portraits by French street artist and photographer JR decorates the dome of the Pantheon during the presentation of his creation in Paris. AP
A giant photos of portraits by French street artist and photographer JR decorates the dome of the Pantheon during the presentation of his creation in Paris. AP
A giant photos of portraits by French street artist and photographer JR decorates the dome of the Pantheon during the presentation of his creation in Paris. AP
A woman at left walks on the creation of French street artist and photographer JR during the presentation to the press at the Pantheon in Paris. AP
A woman at left walks on the creation of French street artist and photographer JR during the presentation to the press at the Pantheon in Paris. AP
Giant portraits by French street artist and photographer JR are pictured during the presentation of his creation at the Pantheon in Paris. AP
Giant portraits by French street artist and photographer JR are pictured during the presentation of his creation at the Pantheon in Paris. AP
French street artist and photographer JR poses on his creation during the presentation to the press at the Pantheon in Paris. AP
French street artist and photographer JR poses on his creation during the presentation to the press at the Pantheon in Paris. AP
An elevated view of the creation of French street artist and photographer JR during the presentation to the press at the Pantheon in Paris. AP
An elevated view of the creation of French street artist and photographer JR during the presentation to the press at the Pantheon in Paris. AP
The inside of the dome of the Pantheon with the creation of French street artist and photographer JR during the presentation to the press at the Pantheon in Paris. AP
The inside of the dome of the Pantheon with the creation of French street artist and photographer JR during the presentation to the press at the Pantheon in Paris. AP
Onlookers admire the creation of French street artist and photographer JR during the presentation to the press at the Pantheon in Paris. AP
Onlookers admire the creation of French street artist and photographer JR during the presentation to the press at the Pantheon in Paris. AP
A woman visits the exhibition “Au Pantheon!” by French photographer JR at the Pantheon in Paris, a secular temple which contains the remains of distinguished French citizens. AFP
A woman visits the exhibition “Au Pantheon!” by French photographer JR at the Pantheon in Paris, a secular temple which contains the remains of distinguished French citizens. AFP
People visit the exhibition “Au Pantheon!” by French photographer JR at the Pantheon in Paris, a secular temple which contains the remains of distinguished French citizens. AFP
People visit the exhibition “Au Pantheon!” by French photographer JR at the Pantheon in Paris, a secular temple which contains the remains of distinguished French citizens. AFP
A woman visits the exhibition “Au Pantheon !” by French photographer JR displayed on the ground of the Pantheon in Paris, a secular temple which contains the remains of distinguished French citizens. AFP
A woman visits the exhibition “Au Pantheon !” by French photographer JR displayed on the ground of the Pantheon in Paris, a secular temple which contains the remains of distinguished French citizens. AFP
A photo by French photographer JR is displayed on the gournd of the Pantheon in Paris, a secular temple which contains the remains of distinguished French citizens. AFP
A photo by French photographer JR is displayed on the gournd of the Pantheon in Paris, a secular temple which contains the remains of distinguished French citizens. AFP
A photo by French photographer JR is displayed on the ground of the Pantheon in Paris, a secular temple which contains the remains of distinguished French citizens. AFP
A photo by French photographer JR is displayed on the ground of the Pantheon in Paris, a secular temple which contains the remains of distinguished French citizens. AFP

A photo by French photographer JR is displayed on the ground of the Pantheon in Paris, a secular temple which contains the remains of distinguished French citizens, during the exhibition “Au Pantheon”. The Centre des Monuments Nationaux has chosen to commission contemporary artist JR to create a participatory work inspired by his INSIDE OUT project.

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