Pantheon

Image View Description

Exterior: View from South (center view of back wall)

Date

ca. 126 CE

Creator
Hadrian, Emperor of Rome (Ancient Roman emperor, 76-138 CE)
Material/Technique
  • concrete
  • brick
  • marble
Work Type
architecture
Style/Period
Imperial Roman
Culture
Ancient Roman
Subject
Pantheon (Rome, Italy)
Location
Rome (Italy)
Notes

The creator and architect of the Pantheon is uncertain, and while it is known to have been completed in the reign of Hadrian, there are attempts to connect it with Trajan’s architect, Apollodorus of Damascus. The initial building that precedes the extant structure was by Agrippa, and the inscriptions announcing this on the front is understood as an homage to the creator of the earlier structure.

Image Source

Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History, Columbia University

Photographer
Gina Ciancone
Record ID
1213_rome2012_pantheon_vr_007