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The Pantheon

The Pantheon. Pantheon or ΠΑΝΘΕΟΝ. comes from 2 Greek words π αν = all θ εος = god temple to all the gods. -originally built by Marcus Agrippa in 27 B.C.E. -rebuilt by the E mperor Hadrian i n 126 C.E. -M·AGRIPPA·L·F·COS·TERTIVM·FECIT.

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The Pantheon

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  1. The Pantheon

  2. Pantheon or ΠΑΝΘΕΟΝ • comes from 2 Greek words • παν = all • θεος = god • temple to all the gods

  3. -originally built by Marcus Agrippa in 27 B.C.E. -rebuilt by the Emperor Hadrian in 126 C.E.

  4. -M·AGRIPPA·L·F·COS·TERTIVM·FECIT -standing for Latin: Marcus Agrippa, Luciifilius, consul tertiumfecit -Marcus Agrippa, son of Lucius, Consul for the third time, built this

  5. -converted to a church dedicated to St. Mary and the Martyrs in the 7th century C.E.

  6. South east view of the Pantheon from Piazza della Minerva

  7. The building is circular with a portico of huge granite columns under a pediment opening into the rotunda A rotunda (from Latin rotundus) is any building with a circular ground plan, often covered by a dome

  8. Under the Portico of the Pantheon

  9. The rotunda is under a coffered, concrete dome, with a central opening (oculus) to the sky. Almost two thousand years after it was built, the Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome. Oculus

  10. oculus

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