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Jan 31, 2018 · The Pantheon is one of the best‑preserved monuments of ancient Rome. Completed circa 128 A.D., the structure features a rotunda with a massive domed ceiling.
- Missy Sullivan
- 10 min
The Interior of the Pantheon. Stepping inside the Pantheon, you are immediately struck by the grandeur of the interior. The circular space is adorned with various precious marbles and decorative details. The coffered ceiling, with its intricate pattern of recessed squares, adds both aesthetic beauty and structural support to the dome.
The interior of the Pantheon in the 18th century, painted by Giovanni Paolo Panini [40] Since the Renaissance the Pantheon has been the site of several important burials. Among those buried there are the painters Raphael and Annibale Carracci, the composer Arcangelo Corelli, and the architect Baldassare Peruzzi.
Apr 9, 2018 · The Pantheon may well be the first building from Classical architecture where the interior is deliberately made to outshine the exterior. The circular part of the building or rotunda was entranced via two bronze doors measuring 12 x 7.5 metres (those of today are ancient but not original).
- Mark Cartwright
- The name Pantheon means "temple of all the Gods". There was no Roman cult to all the Roman gods and it is not known exactly who the Pantheon was de...
- The Pantheon was built during the reign of Roman emperor Trajan (98-117 CE) but not completed until c. 125 CE. It is dedicated to Marcus Agrippa be...
- The Pantheon in Rome is a marvel of engineering because of its large domed roof. Made of concrete, the dome is a perfect hemisphere and the largest...
- The dome of the Pantheon is made of a concrete mix (caementa) of light tufa and scoria (a type of pumice).
The Pantheon inside : tombs and chapels. Hard as it is to stop staring upwards at the oculus, we really need to start looking down and around the inside of the building, which is beautiful. As you look round the walls you'll see eight separate recessed spaces.
The Pantheon’s great interior spectacle—its enormous scale, the geometric clarity of the circle-in-square pavement pattern and the dome’s half-sphere, and the moving disc of light—is all the more breathtaking for the way one moves from the bustling square (piazza, in Italian) outside into the grandeur inside.
Aug 1, 2024 · In contrast to the plain appearance of the outside, the interior of the building is lined with coloured marble, and the walls are marked by seven deep recesses, screened by pairs of columns whose modest size gives scale to the immensity of the rotunda.
