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In the background you see the world's largest concrete dome that built without reinforcement during Hadrian's reign perhaps in 126 AD, but dating is somewhat unclear. The inscriptions on the pediment are a bit misleading, stating that the building was erected during Marcus Agrippa's third consulate to commemorate the Battle of Actium (31BC), but that refers to a previous temple that burned down. Agrippa's temple was part of the Baths of Agrippa complex, and Hadrian replaced that ruined temple as it is proven by some less legible and smaller inscriptions in the inner facade of the portico. This is one of the best preserved ancient Roman buildings, mostly because of continuous religious use and maintenance. It is also my most preferred ancient Roman building. But it is not intact. The bronze/lead covering from the dome is in the St. Peter's, as Bernini cast the bronze Papal Baldachin using that stuff. Even if they deny it! It also serves as final resting place for many notable persons, Italian kings, for instance, and a great deviant called Rafaello Sanzio, or simply Raphael.

In the foreground a one-legged pigeon rests on the Fontana della Rotonda installed by pope Gregory XIII's order in 1575.

Did I mention that prints are available here without my beautiful logo and sign? Please buy two! Thank you!

This image is my own work, and the featured artworks are under Freedom of Panorama and PD as original artists are died more than 100 years ago. So, this image is copyrighted. If you have plans, let me know and I let you know the terms and conditions. I am fairly often a nice guy.

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Description
In the background you see the world's largest concrete dome that built without reinforcement during Hadrian's reign perhaps in 126 AD, but dating is somewhat unclear. The inscriptions on the pediment are a bit misleading, stating that the building was erected during Marcus Agrippa's third consulate to commemorate the Battle of Actium (31BC), but that refers to a previous temple that burned down. Agrippa's temple was part of the Baths of Agrippa complex, and Hadrian replaced that ruined temple as it is proven by some less legible and smaller inscriptions in the inner facade of the portico. This is one of the best preserved ancient Roman buildings, mostly because of continuous religious use and maintenance. It is also my most preferred ancient Roman building. But it is not intact. The bronze/lead covering from the dome is in the St. Peter's, as Bernini cast the bronze Papal Baldachin using that stuff. Even if they deny it! It also serves as final resting place for many notable persons, Italian kings, for instance, and a great deviant called Rafaello Sanzio, or simply Raphael.

In the foreground a one-legged pigeon rests on the Fontana della Rotonda installed by pope Gregory XIII's order in 1575.

Did I mention that prints are available here without my beautiful logo and sign? Please buy two! Thank you!

This image is my own work, and the featured artworks are under Freedom of Panorama and PD as original artists are died more than 100 years ago. So, this image is copyrighted. If you have plans, let me know and I let you know the terms and conditions. I am fairly often a nice guy.

Other images of this place:

If you like this image you may want to see Pantheon by and learn more about how we can help each other mutually to gain more visibilty by the help of