An exciting part of my day enjoyed in Rome was visiting "The Pantheon". It is the best preserved building in the world. That belonged and was build by The Roman Empire. It is still in use as a church. Another engineering wonder of the world. That found the ingredients to become immortal!
The Pantheon most famous feature is it's huge rotunda. The Pantheon has the largest unsupported rotunda of any building in the world. A special feature is the circular hole in the roof. To allow natural light to come in. Also it allows warn air to escape through the roof. Which controls humidity in the building. Also the rising warm air prevents the rain from entering the building. I have included my photos of another historic wonder of our world.
Some more information on this living piece of history; The Pantheon is a building in Rome, Italy, commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus (27 BC - 14 AD) and rebuilt by the emperor Hadrian about 126 AD.
The building is circular with a portico of large granite Corinthian columns (eight in the first rank and two groups of four behind) under a pediment. A rectangular vestibule links the porch to the rotunda, which is under a cofferedconcrete dome, with a central opening (oculus) to the sky. Almost two thousand years after it was built, the Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome. The height to the oculus and the diameter of the interior circle are the same, 43.3 metres (142 ft).
It is one of the best-preserved of all Ancient Roman buildings. It has been in continuous use throughout its history, and since the 7th century, the Pantheon has been used as a church dedicated to "St. Mary and the Martyrs" but informally known as "Santa Maria Rotunda".[5] The square in front of the Pantheon is called Piazza della Rotunda.
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