Since the coming of [[Christianity]] to Rome, the Temple has been converted to a [[Catholic]] church, and where once stood the Roman gods, now stand figures of the virgin [[Mary]]. As a result of its repurposing, the Temple is very well preserved, and while much of Rome stands in ruin, the Pantheon gives the interested visitor a window into the way Rome may have looked, two-thousand years ago. | Since the coming of [[Christianity]] to Rome, the Temple has been converted to a [[Catholic]] church, and where once stood the Roman gods, now stand figures of the virgin [[Mary]]. As a result of its repurposing, the Temple is very well preserved, and while much of Rome stands in ruin, the Pantheon gives the interested visitor a window into the way Rome may have looked, two-thousand years ago. |