The Pantheon
The best-preserved building of ancient Rome - a two-thousand-year-old temple crowned by the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome, open to the sky.
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Illustrative image - a scene in the spirit of the place, not a photograph of it. Real photos are below.
The Pantheon is the best-preserved building of ancient Rome, a temple to all the gods raised nearly two thousand years ago and crowned by a coffered concrete dome that remains the largest unreinforced dome in the world. At its centre the oculus, a great round opening, lets in a shaft of light and rain, and the perfect proportions of the vast domed space still astonish.
What you actually see
- The dome and oculus - the great coffered dome and the open eye at its centre.
- The shaft of light - the beam of sun that moves across the interior through the oculus.
- The interior - the perfectly proportioned vast round space.
- The tombs - the resting place of kings and of the painter Raphael.
When to go
Year-round; a fully central sight, quick to see. Midday sun sends the light beam straight down through the oculus. It now charges a small entry fee.
Honest expectations
It is small and quickly seen, an interior more than a long visit, and now charges entry. It is a working church, so it may close for services. The square outside is busy with cafes and crowds.
Nearby
Piazza Navona and the Trevi Fountain are a short walk in central Rome.
What to pack for The Pantheon
Chosen from what this place is for. Tap a kit for the full checklist.
Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.
