Rome : Pantheon Skip-The-Ticket Line – Rome, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

Observe the perfect geometry of the dome, with a diameter of 43.44 meters, just like the height of the Pantheon, which could accommodate a perfect sphere inside. Observe its oculus, allowing the trajectory of the sun to illuminate the interior and traverse the building like a sundial, differently every day of the year.

Let yourself be known by Pope Boniface IV, who, on May 13, 609 AD, converted the temple into a Basilica and consecrated it to Santa Maria and all the martyrs, thus protecting it from plunder and ensuring its intact preservation.

Walk through the portico, with extraordinary columns carved from a single block of pink granite, brought here from distant Egypt.

Meet Raphael Sanzio di Urbino, a painter, architect, and literary figure… talented, beautiful, with refined manners, seemingly loved by all. Discover why he chose this place for his burial, followed by other artists who loved classical architecture, finding in the Pantheon an example of majestic perfection and choosing this Basilica as a place of eternal rest. Queen Margherita of Savoy, who rests with her King, Umberto I, and with the first King of Italy, her father-in-law Vittorio Emanuele II of Savoy, in this temple that Stendhal defined as “the most beautiful remnant of Roman antiquity.” A temple that has suffered so little and appears to us as the Romans must have seen it in their time.

Find out if the hole in the center of the dome is open or closed and if it rains inside the Pantheon. Imagine the enchantment of the rain of red rose petals that, once a year, on Pentecost, descend from the oculus to recall the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Madonna and the apostles.

Finally, look up; don’t just limit yourself to looking at the stones, statues, marbles, the monumental dome, the enigmas of light and space with the eyes of a visitor: the Pantheon is a church, observe it with different eyes. Monsignor Micheletti, archpriest rector of the Pantheon in Rome, will remind you of this.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Skip-the-line entrance ticket to the Pantheon
Gaze upon the majestic dome and marvel at the flawless conservation of marble
Explore Rome’s Pantheon Square at your own pace and schedule
Interior exploration on your own with pre-booked access

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