Pantheon

Ancient Roman temple

The Pantheon is an ancient Roman temple built around 125 CE, famous for its massive domed roof and central opening to the sky.

It remains one of the best-preserved buildings from antiquity and has inspired countless neoclassical structures.

The name also applies to similar monuments housing tombs of notable figures, such as the Panthéon in Paris. (Lowercase pantheon is a collection of gods or celebrated figures.)

architecture

dome

Rounded vault forming roof

rotundaCircular domed chamber
oculusRound architectural opening
porticoColumned covered entryway

columns · pediment · coffers · temple · monument · shrine · Roman · Corinthian · marble · facade

burial

mausoleum

Monumental building for interment

tombUnderground chamber for remains
cryptSubterranean burial vault
intermentPutting a body underground

Raphael · kings · memorial · resting place · sarcophagus · national heroes · Westminster · Voltaire · Rousseau · Victor Hugo

legacy

heritage

Inherited cultural legacy

antiquityGreat age, ancient era
traditionCustom passed through generations
civilizationAdvanced organized human society

history · monuments · ruins · artifacts · archaeology · ancients · classical

Pantheon

dome

mausoleum

heritage

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