Explore the Pantheon in Rome (Roman Pantheon) with our free audio guide. Discover the secrets behind its breathtaking dome, ancient history, and timeless architecture — all while walking through one of Rome’s most iconic monuments.
Roman Pantheon – Free Audio Guide 🎧
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Duration: ~25 minutes (7 parts)
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Updated: 19 October 2025
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What you need to know about the Roman Pantheon 🎓
The Pantheon — from the Greek “temple of all gods” — is one of the best-preserved monuments of Ancient Rome. Built under Emperor Hadrian around 118–125 AD, it has served as a church, a tomb, and an architectural inspiration for centuries.
💒 Since 609 AD, it has been a Catholic church, officially the Basilica of Saint Mary and the Martyrs, but locals simply call it Santa Maria Rotonda.
🕍 Architecture: A vast circular rotunda with an open oculus at its center — still the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome. The dome and the interior circle share the same diameter: 43 m (142 ft).
🌞 Location: In the heart of Piazza della Rotonda, managed by the Italian Ministry of Culture.
👣 Visitors: Over 9 million people explored it in 2025.
The Pantheon’s large circular domed cella, with a conventional temple portico front, was unique in Roman architecture. Nevertheless, it became a standard exemplar when classical styles were revived, and has been copied many times by later architects.
(Source of data: Wikipedia)
Quick Takeaways & Fun Facts 📝
- The Pantheon is the best-preserved building from Ancient Rome.
- Over 9 million people visit every year.
- The artist Raphael is buried inside.
- Still, it has the largest unreinforced dome in the world.
- It has been enormously influential in Western architecture since at least the Renaissance.
- The history of the building begins in 29 BC with the Roman general Marcus Agrippa as a private temple.
- The Pantheon survived multiple fires and dangers, yet kept its ancient spirit.
- It came through several major reconstructions and rebuildings, but still retained the sense of ancient Rome.
✨ Pause for a moment under the oculus — feel the light of ancient Rome.
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