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Pantheon
Pantheon

Magnificent Dome

Piazza della Rotonda
Rome,
00186

Neighborhood: Centro Storico

Nearest Train: Linea A: Spagna

Phone: +39 06 6830 0230
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Commissioned by Marcus Agrippa, restored by Domitian, and subsequently rebuilt by Hadrian (who added the dome), the Pantheon was turned into a church in the early 7th Century by Pope Boniface IV. The building's sole source of light is the opening at the dome's apex (the oculus); according to popular legend, this formed the base for the bronze pine cone that is now in the Vatican's Pigna courtyard, where it is used as a fountain. Many famous Italians are buried in the Pantheon, including Renaissance painter Raphael and King Vittorio Emanuele I.

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There it was.
You see the image in photos and movies, but to stand out and inside the structure is, well - stunnin...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Aug 14 2009


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Rain in the Pantheon
It actually does rain inside. We were there in Nov 2008 and it rained inside. They just block off ...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jul 15 2009


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It doesnt rain in there
I thought it was cool that it has a big hole in the center and it doesnt rain on the inside...
Reviewed by:baby from on Feb 22 2009



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