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''The Pantheon'' is a temple in Rome dedicated to the seven planetary gods: [[Jupiter]], Neptune, Pluto, Mars, Venus, Mercury, and Saturn.

'''The Pantheon''' is a [[temple]] in [[Rome]] dedicated to the seven planetary gods: [[Jupiter]], [[Neptune]], [[Pluto]], [[Mars]], [[Venus]], [[Mercury]], and [[Saturn]].

== History ==

== History ==

It was first designed and erected by emperor Agrippa between 27 and 25 BC. In 80 AD, it was destroyed in a fire, and was restored immediatly by an architect named Domitian. It burned down again in another fire in 110 AD, and this time it was restored and completely rebuilt by Hadrian, who made the building as it is known today, from 118 to 128 AD. In 609, Brizantine emperor Phocas donated the building to then-Pope Boniface IV, who made it into a [[Catholicism|Roman Catholic church]], ''Santa Maria ad Martyres'', or ''The Church of Saint Mary and all the Martyres.'' This action preserved the building throughout the ages. It is still in use as a Catholic Church and holds service on all major Catholic holidays.

It was first designed and erected by emperor [[Agrippa]] between 27 and 25 BC. In 80 AD, it was destroyed in a [[fire]], and was restored immediatly by an [[architect]] named Domitian. It burned down again in another fire in 110 AD, and this time it was restored and completely rebuilt by [[Hadrian]], who made the building as it is known today, from 118 to 128 AD. In 609, Brizantine emperor Phocas donated the building to then-Pope Boniface IV, who made it into a [[Catholicism|Roman Catholic church]], ''Santa Maria ad Martyres'', or ''The Church of Saint Mary and all the Martyres.'' This action preserved the building throughout the ages. It is still in use as a Catholic Church and holds service on all major Catholic holidays.

== The Architecture ==

== The Architecture ==

The building is composed of two parts: The porch, a standard Roman feature with front stairs going up to a platform surrounded by pillars with a door to the dome, and the dome, which was a huge circular room with a dome overhead. The dome room had a maximum height of 43.3 meters, and the diameter of the circle was exactly 43.3 meters. Because of this, a perfect sphere could fit into the room, with a diameter of 43.3 meters.

The [[building]] is composed of two parts: The porch, a standard [[Roman]] feature with front stairs going up to a platform surrounded by pillars with a door to the dome, and the [[dome]], which was a huge circular room with a dome overhead. The dome room had a maximum height at the pinnacle of the dome of 43.3 meters, and the diameter of the circle of the dome was exactly 43.3 meters. Because of this, a perfect sphere could fit into the room, with a diameter of 43.3 meters.