Pantheon

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Pantheon

Magnificent dome

Piazza della Rotonda
Rome, Rome 00186
+39 6 6830 0230

Commissioned by Marcus Agrippa, restored by Domitian, and subsequently rebuilt by Hadrian (who added the dome), The Pantheon was turned into a church in the early 7th century by Pope Boniface IV. The building's sole source of light is the opening at the dome's apex (the oculus); according to popular legend, this formed the base for the bronze pine cone that is now in the Vatican's Pigna courtyard, where it is used as a fountain. Many famous Italians are buried in the Pantheon, including Renaissance painter Raphael and King Vittorio Emanuele I. Admission is free, masses are held Saturdays at 5p and Sundays at 10:30a.

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