Pantheon
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Rome's Pantheon
Made by Kipourax
... is a building which was originally built as a temple to the seven deities of the seven planets in the state religion of Ancient Rome. Agrippa's Pantheon was destroyed along with other buildings in a huge fire in 80 AD; the current building dates from about 125 AD, during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian, as date-stamps on the bricks reveal. It was totally reconstructed with the text of the original inscription added to the new facade, a common practice in Hadrian's rebuilding projects all over Rome. Hadrian was a cosmopolitan emperor who traveled widely in the east and was a great admirer of Greek culture. He seems to have intended the Pantheon, a temple to all the gods, to be a kind of ecumenical or syncretist gesture to the subjects of the Roman Empire who did not worship the old gods of Rome, or who (as was increasingly the case) worshipped them under other names. How the building was actually used is not known. It is the best preserved of all Roman buildings, and perhaps the best preserved building of its age in the world. It has been in continuous use throughout its history. Although the identity of the Pantheon's primary architect remains uncertain, it is largely assigned to Apollodorus of Damascus. Since the 7th century, the Pantheon has been used as a Christian church. Visiting it was difficult because of it's free access all day, making it impossible to stand freely in some spots and to take pictures. So ... we attended mass on Sunday morning. With only a few other devouts we had the chance to stand in this two thousand years remarkable piece of architecture and listen to the ceremony in Italian. The rain was pouring through the dome's roof hole, but it was still a great moment. Yes I did follow the mass appropriatly and my camera was stored away. I took this picture just after mass and just before it was impossible to stand anywhere because of the frantic tourists clicking away. Since the Renaissance the Pantheon has been used as a tomb. Among those buried there are the painters Raphael and Annibale Caracci, the architect Baldassare Peruzzi. Also buried there are two kings of Italy: Vittorio Emanuele II and Umberto I, as well as Umberto's Queen, Margherita. Although Italy has been a republic since 1946, volunteer members of Italian monarchist organisations maintain a vigil over the royal tombs in the Pantheon
pantheon
Made by Calovi
The Pantheon is a building in Rome which was originally built as a temple to the seven deities of the seven planets in the Roman state religion, but which has been a Christian church since the 7th century. It is the best-preserved of all Roman buildings and the oldest important building in the world with its original roof intact. It has been in continuous use throughout its history.
Pantheon, Rome
Made by Amundn
Took a lot of pictures in Rome this summer, and haven't had time to look at or process much of them. I'm going to post more later, but here's one from Pantheon, straight from the camera. A remarkable building built in 125AD. More info on Wikipedia
Assembled in the Light
Made by CATeyes
Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light. Le Corbusier If you're interested, here's some background on the Pantheon: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantheon,_Rome
The ancients whisper through the dust in the light
Made by jesse_flu
Inside the Pantheon in Rome. Built in 25 BCE as a central temple of worship for all the Roman Gods. Standing inside I felt the presence of many souls. It was the most powerful other-worldly energy I've ever felt in my life.
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| Brazilian Embassy Palazzo della Cancelleria The Church of the Gesù Palazzo Grazioli | Webcam on Piazza Colonna La Rinascente Piazza Navona Palazzo Altemps |
