The Pantheon Rome is the only completely
intact piece of Roman Architecture left in the world.
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.
Three 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.
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). |
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