Panteon - interior - Rome, Italy

The severe and elegant symmetry of the interior of the Pantheon is captured in this remarkable photo.  Few buildings in Rome can boast the historical significance of this building.  Built as a pagan temple at the beginning of the Empire, it was repeatedly repaired and cannibalized, and saved from further destruction by being converted into a Catholic church.  Interestingly, the only interior light is that admitted via the oculum, a round opening cut out of the center of the dome.  The Pantheon is today still a consecrated church and doubles as a tomb for a few illustrious personages, among which are Raffaello and two kings of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele II and Umberto I.

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