Pantheon

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Piazza della Rotonda, Rome, Italy 00186+39 0668300230
Description: The Pantheon is one of the oldest Christian churches in Rome and was a pagan temple before that. It's still a church now and has been since the 7th century. It's one of the best preserved buildings from ancient Rome as w...Read More
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Perfectly proportioned Pantheon
Perfectly proportioned Pantheon

by tvordj

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

November 26, 2012

Best of IgoUgo The Pantheon is one of the oldest Christian churches in Rome and was a pagan temple before that. It's still a church now and has been since the 7th century. It's one of the best preserved buildings from ancient Rome as well. It was built as a ...Read more

From journal Visiting Italy: Roma

One of the most preserved buildings of ancient Rome!
One of the most preserved buildings of ancient Rome!

by linzeeloulabelle

Grimsby, England, United Kingdom

July 5, 2012

Best of IgoUgo The Pantheon was one of the things in Rome that was high on my to-do list although I’m not too sure why. I knew that it had something to do with the Gods and for me that was enough to want to see it. == Getting there == The main problem with the ...Read more

From journal Rome pt.2

Temple of the Gods
Temple of the Gods

by Zhebiton

Moscow, Moskva, Russia

May 22, 2011

Not far from Piazza Navona is the Pantheon - the temple of all gods, he is - the tomb of celebrities such as Raphael and Vittorio Emanuele. The huge dome of the Pantheon is an engineering and architectural masterpiece: its diameter is 45 meters, ...Read more
The Pantheon
The Pantheon

by Jctravel1983

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

November 30, 2010

Best of IgoUgo IntroductionWhat is Rome still a beautiful city! For seven days I was in Rome. The whole town is really just as a big museum. While walking in the modern center of Rome is, you just see so much. So you see between the streets suddenly the Trevi ...Read more

From journal Going to Rome

Even Mere Mortals Can Experience a Bit of Heavenly Space

by AnythngArt

Rockford, Illinois

March 3, 2010

Best of IgoUgo Although the Pantheon has changed over the years, losing some of its gilded sparkle, it has lost none of its wonder. Today, it stands (much as it did in the year 120 AD) to awe those mere mortals who enter it. Standing below the great oculus, ...Read more


An Amazing Feat of Architecture!
An Amazing Feat of Architecture!

by morph!

Belfast, United Kingdom

March 24, 2009

Best of IgoUgo When you think how old the Pantheon is, built in an era without cranes or electricity, it really makes you appreciate the building even more! Built with a diameter equal to its height and a dome for a ceiling - with a hole in the top for light to ...Read more
The Most Enchanting Building in Roma

by Praskipark

Warsaw, Poland

January 19, 2009

Best of IgoUgo Il Pantheon--------------The word pantheon is made up of two Greek words pan which means everything and teon which means divine. Reading up about the history of this wonderful building there seems to be several different opinions of when it was ...Read more

From journal Six Days in Eternity

Pantheon
Pantheon

by fionademp

London, United Kingdom

June 6, 2008

The Pantheon The Pantheon borders on the Piazza della Rotonda and is not far from the Piazza Navone. The building's dome, is really impressive and was, at one time the largest in the world. At the top of the dome is a large opening, the oculus, ...Read more

From journal Rome in September

The Pantheon
The Pantheon

by mlmeredith

St. Louis, Missouri

August 10, 2007

Best of IgoUgo Of all the sights in Rome, I think the one that most impressed me was the Pantheon. This has to be one of the great spiritual buildings I’ve ever encountered. It was built as a Roman temple, and later became a Catholic Church (Chiesa di Santa Maria ...Read more

From journal First Time to Italy

Pantheon
Pantheon

by rufusni

Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

August 1, 2007

Best of IgoUgo This is one of the few buildings that have survived fairly intact from ancient Rome dating from 125 A.D., although was an earlier pantheon here from 27 B.C. Its name implies that this was a temple to many gods, but it isn't clear how it was used for ...Read more

From journal Glimpsing Rome