ɪt wʌz ɪn ðæt kəpˈæsᵻɾi ðæt hiː wʌz ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɚðə tɹænsfoːɹmˈeɪʃən ʌvðɪ ɪɡlˈaɪz sˈeɪntɡˈeɪnɪvˌiːv ˌɪntʊ ɐ tˈɛmpəl fɚðə ɹᵻmˈeɪnz ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɪɾɪzənz ʌvðə nˈuː stˈeɪt wɜː təbi ˈɑːnɚd: ðə pˈænθeɪən, pˈæɹɪs.
It was in that capacity that he was responsible for the transformation of the église Sainte-Génevieve into a temple for the remains of great citizens of the new state were to be honoured: the Panthéon, Paris.