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Admire architectural perfection at the Pantheon in Rome
The Pantheon is a former Roman temple and, since AD 609, a Catholic church in Rome, Italy. It was built on the site of an earlier temple commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus, then after that burnt down, the present building was ordered by the emperor Hadrian and probably dedicated c. AD 126.
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Admire architectural perfection at the Pantheon in Rome
ITALY // It seems implausible that the Pantheon could have been in use for 2000 years, but it's true. It was commissioned by Marcus Agrippa between 27 BC and AD 14, and rebuilt by Hadrian around AD 126, and it is the blueprint for pretty much every neoclassical building in the world. Its mighty portico is held aloft by a forest of Corinthian columns. Inside, the gravity-defying dome the largest in the world) still elicits gasps from awestruck visitors. Through the central oculus a shaft of sunlight streams as if heralding an imminent holy arrival.
What does Pantheon literally mean?
(temple) of all gods
What is the meaning of the Pantheon?
The Pantheon, built by Agrippa between 25 and 27 BC, was a temple dedicated to twelve living gods and goddesses. Traditionally, it is believed that the current building is the result of Hadrian's fundamental reconstruction between 118 and 125 AD.
What is Pantheon known for?
The Pantheon has the largest unsupported concrete dome in the world. Unbelievable, but true - in the nearly 2,000 years since the Pantheon was completed, no unreinforced concrete dome has been built on such a scale anywhere in the world.
What does Pantheon stand for?
The Greek word, pantheon, combines pan- ("all") and theos ("god"). Later, in English, "all the gods" was used to mean exactly that - a pantheon could be a collection of gods (as "Egyptian pantheon").