The Pantheon seen across the Piazza della Minerva |
Ancient dome of the Pantheon |
The Pantheon was originally built in 27 AD by Agrippa |
Column on the south side of the Pantheon |
The Pantheon was rebuilt by Hadrian 117-138 AD |
The Pantheon was converted into a church in 608 AD |
Portico of the Pantheon reflected in a boutique window |
Northern façade of the Pantheon |
The Pantheon, Rome |
Pantheon, Piazza della Rotonda |
"Marcus Agrippa, son of Lucius, having been consul three times, built it" |
M AGRIPPA L F COS TERTIVM FECIT |
The bronze plates from the porch were reused to make Bernini's baldaquin in St. Peter's |
Pope Pius IX did something in 1853 |
Great northern portal to the Pantheon |
The famous dome of the Pantheon seen through the northern portal |
Largest dome in the world between 128 AD and 1436 |
Original ancient Roman bronze door and dome |
The oculus at the top of the dome is the only natural night source for the interior |
The dome, 43m high, is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome |
Part of the Pantheon dome |
Spotlight effect of sunlight through the oculus onto the Pantheon dome |
The Pantheon has been a church since 608 AD |
Chapel of St. Joseph of the Holy Land |
Floor of the Pantheon |
Detail of the Pantheon floor |
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Tomb of Umberto I, King of Italy, and Margherita of Savoy |
Umberto I, 1844-1900, the 2nd king of a unified Italy |
Coat of Arms of Savoy |
Tomb of Rafael (1483-1520) |
Tomb of Rafael, one of the great artists of the Italian Renaissance |
Tomb of Rafael |
Tomb of Rafael |
Chapel of the Crucifixion |
St. Rasius (S. Erasio) (1727) by Francesco Moderati |
Main altar of the Pantheon |
Chapel of the Madonna of the Clemency |
St Anne and the Blessed Virgin by Il Lorenzone |
Tomb of King Victor-Emmanuel II (1820-1878) |
Victor-Emmanuel II, Father of the Country - the first King of a unified Italy |
Latin inscription with the names of many saints |
Octavianvs crescentvs sacell hoc lavrae .... |
Baroque angel, Pantheon |
St. Lawrence and St. Agnes (Clemente Maioli), Chapel of the Annunciation |
The Incredulity of St. Thomas (Pier Paolo Bonzi), Chapel of the Annunciation |
Chapel of the Annunciation |
Architectural drawing of the Pantheon |
The bronze doors are original |
Northern Portal of the Pantheon |
Piazza della Rotonda |
Recycled Egyptian obelisk, Piazza della Rotonda |
Fontana del Parthenon |
Fontana del Parthenon, Giacomo Della Porta, 1575 |
Detail of the 16th C. fountain by Giacomo Della Porta, Piazza della Rotonda |
One of 8 Egyptian obelisks in Rome |
Obelisk of Ramses II from the Temple of Ra in Heliopolis |
Piazza della Rotunda |
Piazza della Rotunda |
Piazza della Rotonda |
Piazza della Rotunda |
Piazza della Rotunda |
Piazza della Rotunda |
Piazza della Rotunda |