PANTHEON

PANTHEON

• The pantheon is a building in rome
• commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus and rebuilt by the emperor Hadrian about 126 AD.
• The building is circular with a portico of large granite Corinthian columns under a pediment

BUILT

• As the brick stamps revel is was built and dedicated in A.D 118 and 125
• The emperor Hadrian (A.D 117-138) built the Pantheon to replace Augustus
• Recent studies reveal several major cracks in the dome, but it still functions unimpaired.

ARCHITECTURE

• The dome itself is supported by a series of arches that run horizontally round.
• Roman Pantheon was probably constructed by using an elaborate setup of wooden scaffolding,
• All the heavy materials are the base of the building, and all the light weight materials are at the top
• The inside is dome like, with a natural sun light at the top

LOCATION

• Piazza della Rotonda, Rome
• https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=pantheon+location&source=images&cd=...

FACTS

• The word Pantheon is a Greek adjective meaning “honor all Gods”.
• the pantheon was first built as a temple to all gods.
• The Pantheon now contains the tombs of the famous artist Raphael and of several Italian Kings and poets.