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Pantheon 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 Pantheon: oculus The Pantheon in Rome, Italy, with its large portico of eight Corinthian columns supporting a triangular pediment inscribed with Latin text, and crowds gathered at the entrance. Interior view of the Pantheon in Rome, showing the coffered concrete dome with a central oculus letting in natural light above ornate walls. “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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Deleted Web site: Khan Academy - The Pantheon. Jul 14, 2026
Add new Web site: Khan Academy - The Pantheon. Jul 14, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - The Science Show - The Pantheon’s mysterious architecture. Jan 13, 2026
Add new Web site: CNN Style - The Pantheon: The ancient building still being used after 2,000 years. Mar 27, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - ‘Building on Adversity. The Pantheon and the problems of its construction’, in The Pantheon in Rome from Antiquity to the Present (PDF). Jan 17, 2025
Add new Web site: UNRV Roman History - The Pantheon in Rome, Italy. Nov 21, 2024
Add new Web site: L'erma - The Hermeum of Bretschneider - Creating The Pantheon. Sep 14, 2024
Add new Web site: Art in Context - Pantheon Rome - A Look at the Roman Pantheon?s Architecture. Jan 03, 2024
Add new Web site: Wellesley College Omeka Server - Pantheon. Nov 16, 2023
Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - The Pantheon (Rome). Aug 11, 2023
Add new Web site: Ohio State University Pressbooks - Pantheon. May 19, 2023
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - The Roman Pantheon: National Treasure and Legacy of a Powerful Empire. Apr 07, 2023
Add new Web site: Official Site of Panthéon, Paris, France. Feb 11, 2023
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Pantheon. Dec 03, 2020
Add new Web site: Smarthistory - The Pantheon, Rome, Italy. Feb 18, 2020
Corrected display issue. May 30, 2019
Add new Web site: Ancient History Encyclopedia - Pantheon. May 15, 2019
Add new Web site: Sacred Destinations - Pantheon, Rome, Italy. Aug 12, 2014
Added a photo of the exterior of the Pantheon. Nov 06, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Adventure - The Pantheon. Feb 16, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Pantheon. Nov 17, 2008
Media added. Jul 22, 2008
Added new Web site: h2g2 - The Pantheon, Rome, Italy. Mar 07, 2008
Added new Web site: Kidipede History for Kids - Pantheon. Mar 07, 2008
Added new Web site: ItalyGuides.it - The Pantheon. Mar 07, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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