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The Pantheon Rome
is the only completely intact piece of Roman Architecture
left in the world. 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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