#3 The Pantheon

Stop number 3 on our tour of inspiring Roman moments is the Pantheon. Rebuilt in 125 AD after the original structure was destroyed, it has stood for almost 1900 years. That alone is amazing. Doubly amazing is the fact that it has been in use that whole time. Originally, the Pantheon was a temple to all the gods. In the 7th century, it became a Church, which it remains to this day. The Pantheon is the oldest structure in the world with its original roof intact. It has a dome that was unmatched in size, in Western Europe, until Brunelleschi's dome of the Duomo of Florence was built in 1436. Michelangelo studied the dome of the Pantheon while designing the dome of Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. So much history revolves around the Pantheon. Standing there, you are connected to the many historical figures that stood there in the past, by your shared awe at the structure and its beauty which has transcended the millennia.