Magnificent Dome
Neighborhood: Centro Storico
Nearest Train: Linea A: Spagna
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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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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
#1 in Rome
This was my favorite place in Rome. It is more quiet and reverent than the Vatican, although not nea...
Reviewed by:gocaroline! from on May 28 2008
rome 08
the pantheon was incredible, what a large building, the art and statues inside was manificent.best t...
Reviewed by:DorainH from on Mar 03 2008
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