Pantheon Rome Floor Plan

Pantheon building in rome that was begun in 27 bc by the statesman marcus vipsanius agrippa probably as a building of the ordinary classical temple style.
Pantheon rome floor plan. Plan and section diagram p154. It was completely rebuilt by the emperor hadrian sometime between ad 118 and 128 and some alterations were made in the early 3rd century. Pantheum from greek πάνθειον pantheion temple of all the gods is a former roman temple now a catholic church basilica di santa maria ad martyres or basilica of st. His plans called for a structure with three main parts.
ˈ p æ n θ i ə n us. 125 ce under the reign of hadrian. Van nostrand reinhold 1985. What tourists see as they relax in front in the piazza della rotonda is radically different than that original temple.
The original pantheon was a rectangular temple built by marcus vipsanius agrippa son in law of augustus the first roman emperor as part of a district renewal plan in 27 25 bc. Described as the sphinx of the campus martius referring to enigmas presented by its appearance and history and to the location in rome where it was built to visit it today is to be almost transported back to the roman empire itself. Introduction in the year 27 bc the first pantheon was built by marco vipsanio agrippa general of emperor caesar augustus in the first century before christ. Clark and michael pause.
The pantheon rome c. Twice destroyed and twice rebuilt rome s famous temple of all the gods began as a rectangular structure. It was destroyed by a fire in the year 80. A nice graphic introduction to architectural ideas.
By 120 ad hadrian began designing a pantheon reminiscent of greek temples and far more elaborate than anything rome had yet seen. Plan and section p212. The pantheon in rome was not built in a day. The eighth wonder of the ancient world.
Approximately at the end of the year 118 hadrian was ordered to build a new temple in the name. Over the course of a century this original pantheon evolved into a domed building so famous that it has been inspiring architects since before the middle ages. Figure ground map of rome at pantheon p111. The pantheon in rome is a true architectural wonder.