The Pantheon

The pantheon is atemple built by the romans to worship all the gods, because they picked up all the gods of those they conquered. Pan means all and theos is gods so you put the pieces together and you get the pantheon. the walls of the pantheon were 20 feet thick to support the gint dome on the top of the bulding. the floors are 144 feet in diameter and the dome ia also 144 feet from the floor and is thicker at the base. the ciecing is coffered, which means is got lost of boxes alll over it, and at the center of the dome ther is a 30 ft wide hole called the oculus, or eye. the pantheon has a gian front porch called the portico, the portico is corinthian. because of the oculus they had a drainage system in the floor incase it rained. the doors and dome were originally covered in gold, but the pantheon got pilfered.