The Pantheon Rome is the only
completely intact piece of Roman Architecture left in the
world. Located just a 15 minute walk from the Hotel Anglo Americano
Rome the Pantheon surely merits a visit and a guided tour..
It is simply breathtaking and no visit to
Roma is complete without a look inside where, among other
things you can find the remains of Raphael the painter - 3
years ago American and Italian Scientists took a sample of
his DNA and took cross samples from several thousand Tuscan
Residents in an attempt to try and find his direct descendant...
they didn't succeed but are still looking. The Pantheon is
held up by huge monolithic marble pillars each weighing 90
tonnes which were miraculously brought to Rome by sea from
Egypt over 2000 years ago.
Inside the Pantheon you should look up and
admire the ornate ceiling... Curiously the Pantheon's height
is exactly the same as the radius of its' dome... consequently
inside it could host a perfect circle or better still would
be the perfect place for a fisheye photo... if only they'd
let Mr McKie our virtual photographer inside this historic
building !
Did you Know?
The Pantheon contains lots of holes in the marble floor to
let the rain drain out (rain enters the Pantheon through the
"oculus" a hole in the roof 9 metres wide and a
symbolic link between the Roman worshippers and their gods). |
