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 ...

In “Saving Michelangelo’s Dome: How Three Mathematicians and a Pope ... the author of “Giuliano da Sangallo and the Ruins of Rome.” ...

Historically, engineers supported domes with iron chains, but there's an easier way to build a dome this tall today. When the dome above St. Peter's Basilica in Rome began to crack under its own ...

Regardless, you'll take in a panorama of Rome's spectacular landscape ... within the church may have different hours. The dome is open at 7:30 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m. in winter and 6 p.m ...