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The Pantheon (UK: / ˈ p æ n θ i ə n /, US: /-ɒ n /; [1] Latin: Pantheum, [nb 1] from Ancient Greek Πάνθειον (Pantheion) ' [temple] of all the gods ') is an ancient 2nd century Roman temple and, since AD 609, a Catholic church (Italian: Basilica Santa Maria ad Martyres or Basilica of St. Mary and the Martyrs) in Rome, Italy.
It took its name from the Pantheon, which had been converted in the 7th century AD into a Christian church dedicated to "St. Mary and the Martyrs" but informally known as Santa Maria Rotonda. [2] The piazza is roughly rectangular, approximately 60 meters north to south and 40 meters east to west, with a fountain and obelisk in the center and ...
Click on the map for a fullscreen view Coordinates: 41°53′57.15″N 12°28′36″E / 41.8992083°N 12.47667°E / 41.8992083; 12 The Fontana del Pantheon (English: Fountain of the Pantheon ) was commissioned by Pope Gregory XIII and is located in the Piazza della Rotonda , Rome, in front of the Roman Pantheon .
The Doors of the Roman Pantheon are the main entrance bronze doors to the rotunda of the Roman Pantheon. As a monument of applied arts , the exact date of their creation has remained open to speculation for centuries, with scholars attempting to determine the age of the doors and whether they are contemporaneous with the Pantheon.
Click on the map for a fullscreen view Coordinates: 41°53′53″N 12°28′39″E / 41.89806°N 12.47750°E / 41.89806; 12 Piazza della Minerva is a piazza in Rome , Italy , near the Pantheon .
The Pantheon obelisk The obelisk in front of the Pantheon. The Pantheon obelisk or Obelisco Macuteo is an Egyptian obelisk in Rome in Piazza della Rotonda in front of the Pantheon on a fountain. It is one of the 13 obelisks in Rome and one of relatively few ancient monoliths. It is 6.34 m high (14.52 m including its base).
Click on the map for a fullscreen view Coordinates: 41°54′23″N 12°27′16″E / 41.90639°N 12.45444°E / 41.90639; 12 The Fontana della Pigna or simply Pigna ( [ˈpiɲɲa] , " pinecone ") is a former Roman fountain which now decorates a vast niche in the wall of the Vatican facing the Cortile della Pigna, located in Vatican ...
Map of Italy Coordinates: 41°53′36″N 12°28′58″E / 41.89333°N 12.48278°E / 41.89333; 12 Piazza del Campidoglio ("Capitoline Square") is a public square (piazza) on the top of the ancient Capitoline Hill , between the Roman Forum and the Campus Martius in Rome , Italy .