Pantheon

Aug 11For our last full day in Europe, we took an amazing 4 hour scooter ride around Rome with Annie and Giovanni who own Scooteroma.  When Annie heard we had only seen the exterior of the Pantheon, she suggested we end the scooter tour with them dropping us off at the Pantheon.  I’m so glad it all worked out.  The Pantheon is perhaps my favorite building in the world.  It’s almost 2000 years old and is still the largest unreinforced concrete dome on earth.  The dome is exactly as tall as it is wide (142 feet) and has the most beautiful column of light pouring in from the large gaping hole in the roof.  It’s difficult for me to articulate, but there is something truly magical about the building.

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