ROMAN ARCHITECTURE

 

 3. roman constructions roman culture

4. Systematic observation exercises  (VI)
 THE PANTHEON

Agripa's Pantheon (Italy)

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ATTENTION: Before answering the following questions you should consult the Architecture Workshop and check the observation card for the TEMPLE.
1. What shape is the ground plan?

 

2. What support elements can you see in the photograph?

 

3. What is the type of ceiling?

 

4. Observing the number of columns on the portico, is it:

          Distil          Tetrastil          Hexastil          Octaxtil

 

5. Look up the meaning of the word PANTHEON in an etymological dictionary.

 

 

6. Who ordered its construction? In what year?
What restorations have taken place?