Pantheon (Rome)
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| Location | Regione IX Circus Flaminius |
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| Built in | 118–128 AD (current building) |
| Built by/for | Publius Aelius Hadrianus |
| Type of structure | Roman temple |
| Related | Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Hadrian, Apollodorus of Damascus |
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| Church of St. Mary and the Martyrs Chiesa Santa Maria dei Martiri Sancta Maria ad Martyres |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°53′55″N 12°28′36″E / 41.8986°N 12.4768°ECoordinates: 41°53′55″N 12°28′36″E / 41.8986°N 12.4768°E |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Year consecrated | 13 May 609 |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Minor basilica, Rectory church |
| Leadership | Msgr. Daniele Micheletti |
| Website | Official website |
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| Architectural style | Roman |
| Completed | 126 |
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| Direction of façade | North |
| Length | 84 metres (276 ft) |
| Width | 58 metres (190 ft) |
| Height (max) | 58 metres (190 ft) |
The Pantheon (/ˈpænθiən/ or US /ˈpænθiɒn/;Latin: Pantheon, from Greek Πάνθειον Pantheion meaning "[temple] of every god") is a former Roman temple, now a church, in Rome, Italy, on the site of an earlier temple commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus (27 BC – 14 AD). The present building was completed by the emperor Hadrian and probably dedicated about 126 AD. He retained Agrippa's original inscription, which has confused its date of construction as the original Pantheon burnt down so it is not certain when the present one was built.
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 coffered concrete 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).
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