The building known as a pantheon is one that has been built to honor one or several gods and where the attendees are supposed to pray in the name of that god. In the western world, Agrippa’s Pantheon is undoubtedly the most famous and globally recognized due to its beauty, its splendor and its significant size. This Pantheon was commissioned by the individual who named it after him, Marco Agrippa (important general and companion of what would be the first Roman emperor, Augustus) in the 1st century BC.
Agrippa’s Pantheon is located in the city of Rome and is one of the most visited spaces by tourists today. Its structure could basically be described as the union of two sections: the entrance, which has a construction similar to that of the Greek Parthenon (and is known as Pronaos), and the Pantheon itself, which is circular and whose roof rises above above the entrance. One of the most outstanding characteristics of the Roman Pantheon is that its roof is permanently open due to the presence of a hole through which light passes to keep the gods in contact with the celestial world.
The building that we can visit today is not, however, the original building that was built by Agrippa. This is so since during his reign in the 2nd century, Emperor Hadrian ordered it to be rebuilt to improve its orientation, its design and to recompose some sections of the building that needed repair.
There is no doubt that the interior of the Roman Pantheon is one of the most wonderful places in all of Rome. This place has the presence of numerous columns and gates, as well as beautiful sculptures and decorations on the walls that give it greater luxury and beauty. In addition, the dome section is covered on the inside with large coffers that get smaller and smaller as you go up in height. This beautiful dome is almost eight and a half meters high on the outside. The exedras (open spaces within the wall) built inside the Pantheon serve as spaces to dedicate prayers to the gods.
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