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General description: Pantheon Roman Temple

The Pantheon; the Roman temple, designed in the 1st century BC, in the shape of a cylinder with a dome on top, was the model for many Renaissance churches.

The sinking Pantheon
A cylinder with a dome on top - the ingeniously simple design of the Pantheon which Marcus Agrippa, Augustus' son-in-law had built for the gods in 27 BC. The lighting effects on sunny days are also ingenious. And here's a question: How is that this ancient temple, converted by the Emperor Hadrian, vandalised with Baroque touches, and abused as a tomb for the Italian royal family stands so small and well-proportioned at the tourists' feet, although in classical times there were five steps up to it? Over the course of time, Rome has accumulated 6 m of debris, under which the ancient buildings disappeared.

Visiting the Pantheon
Opening hours
Mon - Sat 9am - 6:30pm
Sun 9am - 1pm
Admission FREE
Address
Piazza della Rotonda 116
186 Roma

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