The Pantheon Rome is the only completely intact piece of Roman Architecture left in the world. It is simply breathtaking and no visit to Roma is complete without a look inside where, among other things you can find the remains of Raphael the painter.
Three years ago American and Italian Scientists took a sample of his DNA and took cross samples from several thousand Tuscan Residents in an attempt to try and find his direct descendant... they didn't succeed but are still looking.
The Pantheon is held up by huge monolithic marble pillars each weighing 90 tonnes which were miraculously brought to Rome by sea from Egypt over 2000 years ago. Inside the Pantheon you should look up and admire the ornate ceiling.
Curiously the Pantheon's height is exactly the same as the radius of its' dome... consequently inside it could host a perfect circle or better still would be the perfect place for a fisheye photo. |
