Rome · Pigna · Italy

Pantheon

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10/10

best: morning, afternoon

contemplative

A local would say...

The world's largest unreinforced concrete dome has stood for 2,000 years — walk inside and look up at the oculus, a perfect circle of sky that is the only light in the building.

A striking 2,000-year-old Roman temple converted to a church, the Pantheon is Rome's best-preserved ancient monument and one of the most influential buildings in Western architectural history. Its unreinforced concrete dome — still the largest in the world — is pierced by a single oculus that tracks sunlight across the interior throughout the day. Passing through the original bronze doors is an experience that stops visitors in their tracks.