The Pantheon of Agrippa
Built by Agrippa and later rebuilt by Hadrian between 118-128 AD, this temple was erected in honor of more than 12 gods and was saved from destruction thanks to his early conversion to the Christian creed. Artists such as Raphael and the kings Victor Manuel II and Humerto I are buried here. Its bronze and marble cladding has disappeared over the years and most of the tombs and canvases that adorn its interior are not up to the building that it houses. houses them. However, it is the best preserved building of Ancient Rome and the majesty of its dome is undeniable.
It was the largest dome in the world until the beginning of the 20th century (it measures 43 meters in diameter) and it is undoubtedly the most fascinating in the history of art. standing for almost 2,000 years , even today arouses interest in its composition and shape, with the fact that the distance between the ground and the dome is the same as its diameter.
Both its dome and the roof of the antetemple were covered with bronze plates . It was the plundering to create works of a new stamp that took away their radiance. Thus, the bronze bricks that decorated its roof were transferred to Constantinople by order of Emperor Constant II in 663, and the pope Urban VIII Barberini he had the bronze plates of the dome melted down to make the cannons of Sant'Angelo and so that Bernini will use them in the process of creating the Baldachin of Saint Peter.
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Address: Piazza della Rotonda, Rome See map
Telephone: 00 39 06 68300230
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Schedule: Mon - Sat: 08.30am - 07.30pm; Sun: 09.00 a.m. - 06.00 p.m.; Holidays: 09.00 a.m. - 01.00 p.m.
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