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The Pantheon in Rome was a place dedicated to all gods, founded by Emperor Hadrian in 125 on the site of an earlier temple from 27 B.C. In 609, the Roman emperor Fokas gave the Pantheon to Pope Boniface IV, who adapted the interior of the building to the church of Saint Mary of the Martyrs (Santa Maria ad Martyres). Due to the fact that the Pantheon became a place of Christian worship, it was not demolished like most other pagan temples of ancient Rome.
The Pantheon was the largest dome building in the world. The dome of the building is cast of unreinforced, monolithic concrete with a central hole with a diameter of about 8 m, the only hole in the dome illuminating the interior. The recesses appearing in the wall of the wall supporting the dome are used as burial chapels. Here are the tombs of the Italian kings Victor Emmanuel II, Humbert I and Queen Margaret. Rafael Santi, Baltazar Peruzzi and many other distinguished artists are also buried here.
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Panteon w Rzymie był miejscem poświęconym wszystkim bogom, ufundowany przez cesarza Hadriana w roku 125 na miejscu wcześniejszej świątyni z 27 r. p.n.e. W roku 609 cesarz rzymski Fokas podarował Panteon papieżowi Bonifacemu IV, który adaptował wnętrze budowli na kościół pw. Najświętszej Marii Panny od Męczenników (Santa Maria ad Martyres). Dzięki temu, że Panteon stał się miejscem kultu chrześcijańskiego, nie został rozebrany jak większość innych świątyń pogańskich starożytnego Rzymu.
Na panteonie wzorowany jest także warszawski kościół św. Aleksandra przy Placu Trzech Krzyży.
Panteon był największą budowlą kopułową na świecie. Kopuła budowli odlana jest z niezbrojonego, monolitycznego betonu z centralnym otworem o średnicy około 8 m, jedynym otworem w kopule oświetlającym wnętrze. Wnęki występujące w murze ściany podpierającej kopułę, użytkowane są jako kaplice grobowe. Są tutaj grobowce włoskich królów Wiktora Emanuela II, Humberta I i królowej Małgorzaty. Pochowany jest tutaj również Rafael Santi, Baltazara Peruzziego i wielu innych zasłużonych artystów.
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Only you for twice the empire!
O Rome! You have exercised in ages!
Only you from two illustrious cities
You wrap the mystery in purple!
Twice amazed the hemisphere
contemplated your greatness or your wickedness,
according to the powers of the world
Leo or Borgia, Caesar or Tiberius.
From Persepolis, Nineveh and Carthage
there is more than funereal ruins,
warm sand and lonely palms:
and you immortal in the midst of the havoc,
when the Latin eagles perish,
you conquered the empire of souls!
by Pedro Antonio de Alarcon
OLYMPUS by SPARK Project, Spark (114, 184, 110) - Moderado
A sprawling mass of ruins, the Roman Forum (Fori Imperiali) was once the center of ancient Rome, with temples, courts, markets, and government buildings in full swing until the 4th century AD. While all that remains today is an array of ancient columns and arches, the forum is one of the most important archaeological sites in Italy, and excavations occur to this day. Aside from a lesson in Roman history, visitors can get a great view of the Eternal City from the overlooking Palatine and Capitoline hills.
Panorama showing the Constantine, Palatine Hill and Piazza di Santa Francesca Romana.
Stitched image using 4 vertical photos.
The historical center of Rome is an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
While in Rome I spent quite a bit of time wandering around in all the little back alleyways. I loved coming across bicycles and the little Fiat 500's parked everywhere :)
Nikon D800
50mm f/1.4g
this shot was taken last fall on my first night in Rome, actually my first night in Italy...I've spent a lot of time in Europe over the years, but always seemed to be saving Italy for some special, yet undefined occasion. So when some friends asked me to join them on a cruise of the western med last fall (another first) i jumped on it. I was in Rome on my own a few days on each end of the cruise.
I had literally just arrived when this picture was taken...I was shattered but resisted the urge to go straight to bed to come out in front of my hotel for a quick dinner at a cafe, which to me signals the end of that bleary in-transit state of travel....My hotel was located on the Piazza della Rotonda, directly in front of the Pantheon (thanks to pebs suggesting a good area for my base!).
The atmosphere was fab, and there were lots of folks dining alone at the cafe so it felt very comfortable....anyway, i was going back through my archives and this picture really took me back to that night....some good mental travel on a rainy winter's day...
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