Yet its survival goes beyond mere luck; it is the product of brilliant engineering that has defied centuries of wear and tear. So How Did the Pantheon’s Dome Stand the Test of Time? Let’s explore this ...

The large domed expanse, a breathtaking and solemn space in the Capitol, was the scene of mayhem wrought by Trump supporters ...

In the Rotunda by the South Audley Street entrance, with its walls of scagliola and solemn plinth-mounted sculptures, a trompe l’œil artisan created a dome with star constellations. The Crystal ...

The Piazza della Rotonda, the square where the Pantheon is located ... and beautiful light filtering in through the eye (oculus) at the apex of its impossibly large dome. The iconic shot is ...

Planners hope that enhancements to the interior space will transform the Rotunda from a seldom-used museum piece to a center of academic life, as Thomas Jefferson originally intended. A cable-operated ...

President-elect Donald Trump is set to take the Oath of Office in minutes. For this year’s inauguration, officials have ...

Villa La Rotonda is a 16th-century country house near Vicenza ... The circular hall is covered by a Pantheon-like dome topped by an oculus and a lantern; the fresco paintings of the upper part of the ...

Right, a vendor of vegetables weighs out produce for a customer Veduta del Panteon d'Agrippa in oggi chiesa di S. Maria ad Martyres, comunemente detta la Rotonda. ... Francesco Barbazza incise, Paolo ...

University of Virginia founder Thomas Jefferson modeled the Rotunda after the second-century Pantheon in Rome, and it forms part of the University’s Academical Village, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Designed to evoke the Pantheon, the rotunda’s curved sandstone walls are divided by fluted Doric pilasters with wreaths of olive branches carved in the frieze above. Massive paintings depicting ...