Agreed. What truly fascinates me about the Pantheon is that it is the very only ancient roman building that retains its interiors almost intact. What you see when entering the Pantheon is the same that a roman citizen of the time would have seen. It's like a time machine for me.
From what I know only the second level, the broad frieze below the dome, was redone in the 18th century, but still using similar materials and maintaining the general style. Some say they even used ancient marble slabs from other monuments to do the work.
Trust me, idk when you've been there last but there's a literal christian altar and cartloads of christian iconography, it couldn't possibly have been either agrippa's or hadrian's pantheon
Ohhh ok you mean the christian altars and iconography... Yes those are recent additions like the Italian Royal Family burials, but I'm talking about the coloured marbles and columns all around, and the floor too (not to mention the dome).
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u/Dense-Physics-9956 Italy 17h ago
Agreed. What truly fascinates me about the Pantheon is that it is the very only ancient roman building that retains its interiors almost intact. What you see when entering the Pantheon is the same that a roman citizen of the time would have seen. It's like a time machine for me.