Architecture

Pantheon, detail of the portico

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Pantheon [Italian]
Pantheum [Latin]
Πανθειον (Pantheion) [Ancient Greek]
Santa Maria ad Martyres [Italian]
Sancta Maria ad Martyres [Latin]
Basilica collegiata di Santa Maria ad Martyres [Italian]
Pantheon, detail of the portico

Architecture

structure overview
Pantheon
architectural element(s)
portico, column

Architecture: Pantheon

full/alternative names
Basilica St. Mary and the Martyrs
built
27-25 BCE
114-117
119-125
destroyed/demolished
80
110
culture
Roman, Italian
style/period
Ancient Roman
work type by function
125–609
Roman temple
609
Roman Catholic church
work type form/concept
circular plan (rotunda)
material
brick, Roman concrete, granite, marble
technique
masonry
patronage
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Trajan, Hadrian

Specifications

Specifications: Pantheon

height
45.6 m
length
54.5 m
diameter
43.5 m
number cupolas
1
cupolas/domes
diameter (inner)
43.5 m

Geography

Europe » Southern Europe » Italy » Lazio » Metropolitan City of Rome Capital » Rome » Municipio Roma I » Pigna
local language location name
Roma, Italia [Italian]
historical affiliations
125-476
Roman Empire
285-476
Western Roman Empire
476-493
Kingdom of Italy (Odoacer)
493-553
Ostrogothic Kingdom
553-754
Byzantine Empire
754-1809
Papal States
800-924
Holy Roman Empire
962-1177
Holy Roman Empire
1809-1814
Kingdom of France
1814-1870
Papal States

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
type
cultural
criteria
I, II, III, IV, VI
designation
extension
reference
91ter

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,288 × 3,552  pixel
44.8 × 30.1 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
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