Keywords: rotunda building architecture This 2000-year old temple is the largest reinforced concrete dome ever built. It was built in AD 120 over Marcus Agrippa's original 27 BC temple. Pantheon is a derivation of the Greek word pan (all) and theos (god), but AD 608 it was consecrated as a Christian church and it's now officially know as the Basilica di Santa Maria ad Martyres. It is considered ancient Romans greatest architectural achievement. Its diameter is exactly equal to the Pantheon's interior height of 43.3 meters. This 2000-year old temple is the largest reinforced concrete dome ever built. It was built in AD 120 over Marcus Agrippa's original 27 BC temple. Pantheon is a derivation of the Greek word pan (all) and theos (god), but AD 608 it was consecrated as a Christian church and it's now officially know as the Basilica di Santa Maria ad Martyres. It is considered ancient Romans greatest architectural achievement. Its diameter is exactly equal to the Pantheon's interior height of 43.3 meters. |