Sale of souvenirs next to Pantheon. Miniature copies of famous sculptures and books about Rome.

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The Pantheon is a circular temple built in Rome in the early Roman Empire, dedicated to all the gods (the word Pantheon means temple of all the gods). Building a large round room adjoining the portico of a classical temple is an innovation in Roman architecture. The model circular space covered by a vault was used around the same time in large thermal rooms, but it was a new use in a temple. The surprise effect across the doorway should be noticeable. The construction of a dome on a circular drum, was typical of the architecture of the time. It is seen from Villa Adriana in Tivoli, at the Baths of Agrippa, the Baths of Caracalla, and generally in the halls of the early days of the empire. The internal space of the roundabout comprises a cylinder covered by a hemisphere. The diameter of the dome is m (150 ft), making it the largest unreinforced concrete dome in history. The dome of St. Peter's Basilica was built a bit smaller.

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Size: 3326px × 5072px
Location: La Rotonda square, Rome Italy
Photo credit: © Nacho Calonge / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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