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Building CDWA / Building

Object/Work Catalog Level: item

Type:
    temple
    rotunda
    church
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Authority
Classification Terms:
    architecture
    Greek and Roman art
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Titles or Names Text: Pantheon
    Preference: preferred
Text: Santa Maria ad Martyres
    Preference: alternate
    Type: former
Text: Santa Maria Rotunda
    Preference: alternate
    Type: former
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Creation Creator Description: unknown Roman, for the Emperor Hadrian (Roman emperor and patron, 76 CE-138 CE, ruled 117-138) Free text
  Identity: unknown Roman
Role: architect
Identity: Hadrian
Role: patron
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  Creation Date: begun in 27 BCE, completely rebuilt 118/119-125/128
Earliest: 0118  Latest: 0128
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Measurements Dimensions Description: dome: 43 m (interior diameter and height) (141 feet); oculus: 8.9 m (diameter) (29 feet 2 inches) Free text
  Dimensions Qualifier: interior
Dimensions Extent:
dome
Value:
43 Unit: m Type: height
Value: 43 Unit: m Type: diameter Dimensions Extent: oculus
Value: 8.9 Unit: m Type: diameter
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Materials and Techniques Description: constructed of stone, brick, concrete, and aggregate material; the drum is strengthened by huge brick arches and piers set above one another inside the walls Free text
  Material Names:
         concrete
         stone
         brick
         concrete
         aggregate
Technique Name:
         rotunda
Authority
Subject Matter Indexing Terms:
    architecture
    religion/mythology
    worship
    planetary
    gods (Greek and Roman iconography)
    Queen of Martyrs (Veneration of the Virgin Mary)
Authority
Descriptive Note Text: The Pantheon was dedicated to the seven planetary gods in 128 CE. It was consecrated as a church in the early seventh century. It is the major surviving example of Roman concrete?vaulted architecture. It is composed of a domed rotunda attached to a columned entrance portico. Now free-standing, it was originally the focal point of a long, porticoed forecourt. Free text
  Citations: Ward-Perkins, Roman Architecture (1977)
Citations: MacDonald, The Pantheon (1976)
Citations: Torres, Cenni sulla forma primitiva del Pantheon (1838)
Authority
Current Location Repository Name/Geographic Location: Rome (Italy) Authority
Revised 25 February 2010