So How Did the Pantheon’s Dome Stand the Test of Time? Let’s explore this ancient Rome’s engineering marvel. Perhaps the most important reason the Pantheon still stands is the unique ...

The Pantheon is ancient Rome's best preserved monument ... What is your favorite part of a visit? Staring up at the dome and its oculus (the round opening at the peak) is always impressive ...

One such is the Pantheon, a Roman temple with a soaring concrete dome that would put modern structures to shame. Built in around 125 CE, its dome remains the largest ‘unreinforced’ dome in the ...

If you’ve ever been to Rome, it’s likely you stopped to marvel at the Pantheon, Italy’s most-visited cultural site. The ancient building’s grand columns and large concrete dome are ...

One of the largest domes in the world, the Pantheon, is made of concrete. You saved a lot of money building this dome with concrete. But remember: concrete is very heavy. About halfway down the ...

The Pantheon's current form and six-metre thick ... It remains the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome and has a circular skylight at its crown. The building survived the Barbarian attacks ...