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Pantheon, Rome, begun by Agrippa in 27 bc, completely rebuilt by Hadrian c. ad 118–c. 128.

Giovanni Paolo Pannini: painting of the interior of the Pantheon, Rome

“The Interior of the Pantheon,” oil painting by Gian Paolo Pannini (1691/92-1765). In the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

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Pantheon

building, Rome, Italy

Also known as: Santa Maria Rotonda, Santa Maria Rotunda, ad Martyres

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Last Updated: Mar 8, 2024 • Article History

Pantheon, building in Rome that was begun in 27 bc by the statesman Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, probably as a building of the ordinary Classical temple type—rectangular with a gabled roof supported by a colonnade on all sides. It was completely rebuilt by the emperor Hadrian sometime between ad 118 and 128, and some alterations were made in the early 3rd century by the emperors Septimius Severus and Caracalla. It is a circular building of concrete faced with brick, with a great concrete dome rising from the walls and with a front porch of Corinthian columns supporting a gabled roof with ...(100 of 528 words)

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