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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).
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