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 - 3 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...
if only they'd let Mr McKie our virtual photographer inside
this historic building !
Did
You Know? The Pantheon contains lots
of holes in the marble floor to let the rain drain out (rain
enters the Pantheon through the "oculus" a hole
in the roof 9 metres wide and a symbolic link between the
Roman worshippers and their gods).
