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Detail Front Portico

the Pantheon

March 8th 2006
The was built as a pagan temple in the 2nd century and later consecrated as a Catholic Church. Through the monumental bronze doors, you enter one great circular room. The only natural light enters through an open oculus at the center of the dome and through the bronze doors to the portico. As the sun moves, striking patterns of light illuminate the walls and floors. ... read more
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Italian Flag Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more
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