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The Pantheon Research Paper

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The Pantheon The Pantheon is one of the most well preserved buildings still standing from the Imperial era of Rome1. The Pantheon was a temple devoted to all of the Roman Gods. The origin of the Pantheon’s name is derived from the Greek word Pantheia2, which translates into, ‘All of the Gods’3. Although the architecture of the Pantheon is not exactly certain, Hadrian’s name has been recommended, meaning that Hadrian did not make the models, construction, details and supervised the building, etc. but it is Hadrian’s building4. Before the current Pantheon was built, there was another temple that stood for the same purpose. That building was created by Augustus’ great minister, Agrippa5. The building stood until 80AD when it was demolished in a fire of Titus, it was later restored by Domitian however it was struck by lightning and ruined by the consequent fire6. When the Pantheon was created in 118-125AD, Hadrian engraved M·AGRIPPA·L·F·COS·TERTIVM·FECI, which is translated to ‘Marcus Agrippa, son of Lucius, consul for a third time, built this’7. You can see the engraved words on the Pantheon today. The Pantheon was created during the Imperial period of Rome, during the …show more content…

The only light in the Pantheon was called the oculus and it is a circular opening of 8.3 meters at the top of the copula. The opening is the only source of light in the Pantheon. The interior of the Pantheon is made up in the same Egyptian granite but in a reddish hue13. Both concrete and bricks were used in the main walls; the foundation ring is 7.30 meters thick while the main walls are 6.20 meters thick. The walls have chambers, staircases, and large exedrae that open the interior of the Pantheon; the exedrae splits the rotunda into eight large piers that are connected by the upper level and by an arrangement of vaults, while simultaneously relieving the

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