Largely because the pantheon was turned into a church it was kept remarkably well preserved.
Pantheon rome hole in roof.
An architectural masterpiece no one quite knows how they rendered such a large dome from concrete.
And at least partially to let out smoke from candles lamps and torches you have to remember that at the time the pantheon was.
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.
The pantheon is the best preserved ancient roman building in rome.
A building that seems impossible to have been built and the oldest church in rome.
The hole in the top of the pantheon was to let in light and air.
It is said that from this hole all wishes made are arrive easier to the god date of experience.
In fact you can still experience the building much as the ancient romans would have.
And he took away from there the bronze tiles and sent them with all the other ornaments to constantinople.
The pantheon is the best preserved ancient roman monument 4 the most fascinating part of the pantheon is its giant dome with its famous hole in the top the eye of the pantheon or oculus.
While modern day visitors to rome s pantheon must be satisfied with gazing up at the oculus from below as little as 40 years ago it was possible to stand on the roof of this millennia old monument and peer through god s eye from above.
April 2013 ask detroitcaribtraveler about pantheon.
Most believe however that the hole in its roof is a testament to rome s warm climate.
November 2011 ask marothai about pantheon.
A must see point of rome with a circle hole on the roof top.