The remaining wash basin from the French Revolution where female prisoners would wash their clothes.

The only existing table from the 1200's where female prisoners during the revolution would eat their meals.

Enough of blood and guts and death, well more death I guess. Below is an inside view of the Pantheon. Originally built by Loius XV as a thank you to Saint Genevieve for the recovery from his illness, The Pantheon currently is a final resting place for some of France's greatest contributors to the world. Ahead is a collection of statues that symbolizes France's motto: Liberte, Egalite, and Fraternite - Liberty, equality, and the brotherhood of all.

In 1851, scientist Leon Foucault first demonstrated the Earth's rotation by suspending a pendulum from the ceiling with a 220 foot cable. It has not stopped swinging since.

A view into the central dome of The Pantheon.

Who are France's greats you may ask? Does Voltaire the philosopher and historian ring a bell?

How about Jean-Jacque Rousseau, an 18th century philosopher? Funny thing, Voltaire and Rousseau hated each other while they were living. At rest, they are right across the hall from each other.

Pierre and Marie Curie are buried here. She has two Noble Peace Prizes for physics and chemistry; he only has one. Their children and spouses all hold Noble Peace Prizes too. Aren't you glad you don't have to be part of that family? She was the second woman buried in The Pantheon, but the first buried because of her own merits.

One of my favorite French, Victor Hugo, author of Les Miserables and Notre-Dame de Paris or The Hunchback of Notre Dame in English.

This one was a surprise. Louis Braille was french. Blinded as a child, he developed the Braille system opening a sightless world to the blind. This bust is placed in front of his tomb so the blind who come to pay their respects can place their hands upon his face and see him. Pretty special. His signature is below and raised too.

Braille's tomb.