BuildingPantheon

Said to be "one of the world's most sublime architectural creations", "Marcus Agrippa's Pantheon" was built in 27 BC, "and rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian in 120 AD". It is "one of Rome's best-preserved ancient monuments". Its "extraordinary" dome, which is "the largest masonry vault ever built", is said to be "perfectly proportioned", "resting on an [more]

The author relates their experiences during a recent visit to Rome and points out that the Pantheon is viewed as "a symbol of Rome" only after such other attractions as "the Colosseum, the Sistine Chapel, St Peters Basilica and the Trevi Fountain". Having visited the Trevi fountain, they took "one of the three roads leading away from the Trevi Foun [more]

The author states that of "all ancient Rome's great buildings, only the Pantheon (All the Gods) remains intact" and that it "was built in 27 B.C" and "reconstructed by Hadrian in the early 2nd century A.D". The author states that this building is "among the architectural wonders of the world because of its dome and its concept of space" and that [more]