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The Pantheon Rome is the only completely
intact piece of Roman Architecture left in the world.
Located just a 15 minute walk from the Belli Guest
House Rome the Pantheon surely merits a visit and
a guided tour..
It is simply breathtaking and no
visit to Roma is complete without a look inside where,
among other things you can find the remains of Raphael
the painter - 3 years ago American and Italian Scientists
took a sample of his DNA and took cross samples from
several thousand Tuscan Residents in an attempt to
try and find his direct descendant... they didn't
succeed but are still looking. The Pantheon is held
up by huge monolithic marble pillars each weighing
90 tonnes which were miraculously brought to Rome
by sea from Egypt over 2000 years ago.
Inside the Pantheon you should look
up and admire the ornate ceiling... 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 Mr
McKie our virtual photographer inside this historic
building !
Did you Know? The Pantheon contains
lots of holes in the marble floor to let the rain
drain out (rain enters the Pantheon through the "oculus"
a hole in the roof 9 metres wide and a symbolic link
between the Roman worshippers and their gods.)
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