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Hadrian's Pantheon is one of the grand architectural creations of all time: original, utterly bold, many-layered in associations and meaning, the container of a kind of immanent universality.

The Pantheon was built by an unknown architect under the supervision of the Emperor Hadrian. It is the most significant representation of imperial Roman architecture of the Hadrian period. Although there have been some alterations through the years, both the exterior and the interior are preserved in nearly their original form of 18 centuries ago. The big-span dome and the materials used reveal details of the building technology of that time. The Pantheon became an inspiration for scholars and architects. This report will describe the Pantheon and what is known of its construction. It will describe changes to the Pantheon over time and possible interpretations of its symbolism.

At the site of the present building, there had been an early rectangular sanctuary built by Augustus' minister, Agrippa, about 25 B.C. That building had been burned twice before Hadrian demolished it. Construction began in 117 and the Pantheon was probably dedicated in 128. The date of construction was determined by examining inscriptions that archaeologists found stamped into bricks in the structure. Also, analysis of the style, conception, scale and construction techniques used has proved the Pantheon to be a product of that time.

The Hadrian Pantheon is a combination of a classical temple front and a domed rotunda. The huge domed rotunda, which is 144 feet in diameter and 144 feet from its summit to the floor, served as the cella of the temple. The oculus on the top of the dome is a round, unglazed opening, 30 feet in diameter. The columnar temple front constituted the facade of the building facing the forecourt.

The exact details of the Pantheon's forecourt are unknown, but, because some column shafts and bases and portions of the pa...

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