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The Pantheon
Title: The Pantheon
Category: Arts & Humanities
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The Pantheon
THE PANTHEON
The word Pantheon can be found in almost every dictionary published. Most assign it the definition of temple dedicated to all the gods. Merriam-Webster's noun is trivial when compared to Hadrian's magnificent structure. The Pantheon, known to the locals as Santa Maria Della Rotunda, is the union of a Greek temple front with a domed rotunda. One year after "Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus's", or Hadrian in English, ascension to the throne in 118 …showed first 75 words of 1056 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1056 total…architectural structure in history has surpassed the Pantheon's magnificence, but when one does, this time, we'll get the architect's name.
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