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Pantheon - Rome

 

The Pantheon has unique characteristics in the whole history of Rome.

Wanted by Agrippa, it was built around the year 26 b.c. as a pagan temple dedicated to all Gods (in Greek language =Pan Teos).
In year 608 it was turned into a Christian church. This conversion has made it possible to maintain the original structure, with very few modifications (and some pictorial and sculptural additions, for instance the removal of some parts of the dome).
But above all, the conversion turned the pantheon into a building dedicated to the cult, since the very first moment of its foundation until present.
Still today, in fact, the pantheon is a consecrated church where weddings are celebrated.

And last, the pantheon also serves as a mausoleum, since it hosts the tombs of important characters, like Raffaello Sanzio and Arcangelo Corelli, and the kings of Italy Vittorio Emanuele 2nd , Umberto 1st and the Queen Margherita.

Piazza della Rotonda
Free admission

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