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Pantheon

The Pantheon is the best-preserved of Rome's ancient monuments. Thought to have been built by Hadrian between AD119 and AD128, this was once a Roman temple. It was converted to a Christian church in AD608. The radius of the dome is exactly equivalent to the height and a 9m (30ft) hole, known as the oculus, allows light into the building. Once the interior would have been decorated by statues of deities - now it houses the tombs of kings Vittorio Emmanuele II and Umberto I, and the painter Raphael. The vast brass doors belonged to the original Roman building.

 

Address: 
Piazza della Rotonda,
Rome,
Italy
Telephone: 
(06) 6830 0230.
Opening times: 

Mon-Sat 0830-1930, Sun 0900-1800.

Admission fees: 

No.

Disabled access: 
Yes
Unesco: 
Yes

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