Carved into a hollow sphere with a hole in its upper surface.
Round building in rome with hole in roof.
Most believe however that the hole in its roof is a testament to rome s warm climate.
The hole in the roof building.
Building with a hole in the roof.
Mary and the martyrs in rome italy on the site of an earlier temple commissioned by marcus agrippa during the reign of augustus 27 bc 14 ad.
The hole in the top of the pantheon was to let in light and air.
Most believe however that the hole in its roof is a testament to rome s warm climate.
Pantheum from greek πάνθειον pantheion temple of all the gods is a former roman temple now a catholic church basilica di santa maria ad martyres or basilica of st.
And at least partially to let out smoke from candles lamps and torches you have to remember that at the time the pantheon was built the only forms of artificial light that existed were candles torches and oil lamps.
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The pantheon meaning to every god was commissioned as a temple to all the gods of ancient rome and.
It has also been suggested that the roof opening helped cool the building during rome s blazing summers.
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The hole in the dome is the only source of light yet the lighting in the facility is bright enough in the darker corners to not need a flash for your pictures to come out perfectly.
Emperor hadrian commissioned the mausoleum as a resting place for himself and his family.
And the structure was later used as a fortress and castle by the popes due to its proximity to vatican city.
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