posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00authored byG. Massiot & cie
In 1896 Girault built a crypt at the Institut Pasteur, Paris, to receive the ashes of the famous scientist Louis Pasteur. He modelled it on the 5th-century Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna and adorned it with marble and mosaics. The Institut Pasteur was founded in 1887 by Louis Pasteur, the French scientist whose early experiments with fermentation led to pioneering research in bacteriology. A giant in science, Pasteur discovered the principle of sterilization which came to be known as 'pasteurization.' His discoveries led to the universal practice of surgical antisepsis. He also developed techniques of vaccination to control bacterial infection, as well as a successful vaccine to treat rabies.
History
Date Created
1910-01-01
Date Modified
2017-06-30
Spatial Coverage
Paris
+48.840278+2.311389
Institut Pasteur (Paris, Île-de-France, France): 15th arrondissement: 25 Rue du Docteur Roux
Temporal Coverage
before or circa 1910
Cultural Context
['Byzantine Revival', 'Nineteenth century']
Rights Statement
To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.