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Phanteon

“I wanted this sanctuary of all the Gods to represent the terrestrial globe and the celestial sphere, a globe in which the seeds of eternal fire are contained, all contained in the hollow sphere” (M. Yourcenar, Hadrian’s Memoirs)
Built by Agrippa in 27 B.C. and completely rebuilt by the Emperor Hadrian in the early 2nd century A.D.
Classic portico topped by a triangular tympanum. Large round hall covered with an hemispheric dome, in the center of which is an opening of a diameter of 9 meters, the only source of light.

[ questo monumento è inserito nell'itinerario 1 ]