Pantheon

Question 1

It is a

Answer 1

circular tempel built originally by adjoining baths by Marcus Agrippa

Question 2

consists of 3 parts

Answer 2

1) An octostyle porch
2) A rectangular connecting block
3) A domed rotunda

Question 3

the dome is

Answer 3

43m high

Question 4

the octostyle porch has

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8 granite corinthian columns in front and 2 groups of 4 in the back
there are 3 niches at the back originally held statues of Agrippa, Augustus and Julius Caesar
Also an inscription and a pediment which held a statue of the battle of the titans

Question 5

The doors

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of the rotunda are made of bronze

Question 6

inside

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there are recesses called exedra

each exedra has 2 fluted corinthian columns and 2 fluted corinthian pilasters

Question 7

weight was diverted form the exedra

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by concealed relieving arches buried in the wall above

Question 8

The dome

Answer 8

was covered by a dome 42 m in diameter covered in a coffered ceiling
each coffer contained a bronze star resembling the cosmos
At the centre the was a circular opening called the oculus 8m wide. Main source of light in the building
also reduced the weight of the roof