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The
Pantheon is the only completely intact piece of roman architecture
left in the world. It is magnificent and no trip to rome is complete
without a visit inside where, among other things you can find
the remains of Donatello the famous renaissance sculptor and Raphael
the painter... the pantheon is held up by monolithic marble pillars
each weighing 90 tonnes which were brought to Rome by ship from
Egypt over 2000 years ago. Inside the pantheon you should look
up and admire the "oculus" i.e. a hole in the roof 9
metres wide and a symbolic link between the roman worshippers
and their gods. 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 us inside!!!
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