The Pantheon

THE PANTHEON The word Pantheon can be found in almost every dictionary published. Most assign it the definition of temple dedicated to all the gods. Merriam-Webster's noun is trivial when compared to Hadrian's magnificent structure. The Pantheon, known to the locals as Santa Maria Della Rotunda, is the union of a Greek temple front with a domed rotunda. One year after "Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus's", or Hadrian in English, ascension to the throne in 118 …

…architectural structure in history has surpassed the Pantheon's magnificence, but when one does, this time, we'll get the architect's name. Bibliography: Macaulay, David. Building Big. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000. MacDonald, William L. The Pantheon. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1981 reprint edition of 1976. Ramage, Nancy H. and Andrew Ramage. Roman Art. Upper saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Inc., 1991. Tansey Richard G. and Fred S. Kleiner. Gardner's Art Through The Ages. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace College Publishers,1996.