The Pantheon - Under the Dome
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Some experts believe that this is one of the most important buildings the world has ever seen.
Roman technology transformed lime mortar into strong durable concrete, this revolutionised architecture. But having created this new concrete the Romans then took it to new levels of ingenuity unsurpassed even to this day. One example of such before their time skills can be found in the back streets of Rome.
Built in 118AD, this is a temple to gods, which no one now worships. But it still inspires awe and wonder.
When Emperor Hadrian’s architects begin designing a new temple to the 12 main gods of roman religion they have to come up with an impressive building. They decide upon a vast dome 142 feet in diameter. By modern standards that might not sound big, but in the 2nd century it’s a massive undertaking.
Even 2000 years later, The Pantheon is still the largest unreinforced spherical concrete dome ever built. Its design still influences architecture across the world.
Clip taken from our documentary “How Did Roman Tech Work?”
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As a Metalworker those entry doors are a marvel of of metalwork , absolutely staggering of Romes technological brilliance .
Was their metal 2000 years ago? Bronze was available not iron. Hindus had awesome doors made of sandlewood for this reason. Bronze doors not used but gild decor was used.
@@king_has_no_clothskul8635 Yes there was metal actually 3,200 years ago, 1,200 BC, this building was built 160 AD, or 1,360 yeas after the Iron age. The Bronze age was 5,000 years ago or 3,000 BC, Bronze age collapse was 1,200 BC.
4:26 Sorry, I cannot spot the difference with those links hindering my view.
Exactly what I was thinking. Damn consumer's-society-evil-spiral ;)
same
any way to remove them?
And is still standing and monumentally beautiful. Visited last year.
Actually Hadrian rebuilt the pantheon, it was originally built under Augustus by Marcus Agrippa. It says it right on the front of the building.
This design looks off this world, like machine carved it from inside
Every time I hear this narrator I get a little skeptic lol
that is an amazing place to see in person. highly recommend it.
Love this segment as all video's on this chanel! tnk you lots
Unfortunately the original gilt- bronze tiles were removed in the seventh century, by an eastern roman emperor, Constans, who stripped the decaying city of much treasure and took it to Syracuse, possibly intending to ship it to Constantinople. It then fell into into the hands of Saracens and was taken to Alexandria.
My favorite interior space in the world!
Beautiful portrait of a world treasure, with interesting technical analysis. Thank you.
Only 1.4k views?
Only 2 comments?
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You forgot to mention that they added coffers to lighten the structure. It is not only because of the light stones. Without coffers, this dome would not be possible.
I want to go on my birthday 4/21. They made it so on 4/21 near noon the sunlight was supposed to cast from the hole at the top and shine on the door. Gave the illusion that Hadrian had control of the sun....or at least knew what it was and how to use it for power
I hope that the corona virus restrictions don't hinder your plans
I think originally the design was commissioned by Agrippa under Augustus, way before Hadrian. It just burnt down twice and was rebuilt.
Correct the second time it was rebuilt by domitian bu a fire burn it down again, so Hadrian rebuilt it a third time
But, it wasn’t rebuilt to the original,design, that’s the point.
@@richardsmith2879 yeah you're right, no one knows what it looked like before, only that it went by the same name. You would assume it was a similar structure
The center is a psychedelic experience if you close your eyes. It represents the sun, solis, which is the source of life and is by definition spiritual
How come you didn't mention the optical tweezers used in this & Coliseum..?
We visited the Pantheon last year, it is awe inspiring and beautiful.
I posted some 360 degree short video clips in my YT channel of the Pantheon which in a small way shows off the brilliance of this monumental ancient marvel!
Thanks for posting.
All these types of buildings worldwide are a mystery of who built
amazing
He was built by Syrian Roman Apollodorus of Damascus 🇸🇾🇮🇹
Great
But what about all those layers of squares. Mind blowing
The dome of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul would make a good subject, too ( Constantinople 537 A D Justinian. The church of the Empire of Rome in the East. since until the 1490s.)
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All the prophets throughout history said, " there's only one God"
I saw National Geographic's video on Filippo Brunelleschi's dome before I found this video.
@t This is a great detailed article of the construction of the Pantheon. From Dr. Stephen T. Muench (by student Alec Harrison) / 12.14.2015
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Washington
Absolutely amazing that this building escaped the Catholic churches plundering of ancient Romes other structure although they removed all the brass supporting the entry covering roof for St Peter's.
Did they loot that for Cannon? Or profit?
Makes me think of Dalis "Raphaelesque Head Exploding"
3:29 Don't rainwater and snow enter the building from the oculus? Or is the weather dry all year there?
It rains, but there are holes for water on the ground.
The floor is the original one
So is the dome. This thing is in amazing condition.
@@GoyFromFinland how did this survive the dark ages
@@randomrazr It became a Church. The most intact ancient Roman buildings in Rome tend to be ones the Church converted to Churches or other religious purposes.
@@mango2005 maks u wonder what other magnificant buildings the romans could have built if the empire didnt fall
@@randomrazr Im so sad about that
NO ONE NOT A SINGLE SOUL NOT EVEN GOD.Me a bunny owner: sees they used lava rock for the roof me: “MY BUNNY CAN EAT THE ROOF”
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Why the horrible background music?
What about Haifa Sophia in Constantinople. That was build before the building in Florence
That dome is only like over 30 meters in diameter. The pantheon is ~ 43 meters, while the church in Florence is between 42 and 45 meters in diameter(the dome is not spherical, its octagonal, so its diameter varies from where you measure it.)
The dome in the Hagia Sofia is indeed smaller, but it is higher up.
The dome at Hagia Sofia is made of masonry (brick laying) while the Pantheon's is made of non reinforced concrete. It was a huge achievement. Even today, with all advances in chemistry and material science no engineer or architect would dare to build a concrete dome without reiforcement.
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Roman Empire rule the world
its an observatory for aliens. No!
looks like made by alien
who else has to watch this for online school?
Eijiro Kirishima yep
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Imagine it all white. Infinity dome
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who else is in Mr.dorns class
Here Because of google classroom or zoom?
Not to be the acthzualy guy, but it wasn't the Duomo the one that surpassed it; it was Hagia Sophia.
Wrong. The hagia Sophia's dome has its width in the 30s of meters, while the Duomo has a dome which is like 44 or 45 meters max in diameter.
The Hagia Sophia has a smaller dome, but it is higher up than the pantheon.
Hagia Sophia- 55 meters off the ground
Pantheon- 43.3 meters off the ground
They're both amazing buildings. Also, the Hagia Sophia's dome is not directly supported like the Pantheon. It's "floating." It also has windows around the base of the dome. It's a real marvel. It was the largest Cathedral (Basilica?) in the world until 1507.
this is so wrong lol.. the pantheon was created to satisty divintion of roman emperors.. not the gods
A pantheon is a collection of God's. Which is what the emperor's believed in at the time. More than one god.
No one worship...i am a pagan.
Jupiter!!
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And what was happening in Sub-Saharan Africa about this time?
@Charlie O'Hearn Well, I could start with the origin of life itself, but let's jump off to the origin of the Ancient egyptian and Ancient nubian civilizations.
4800 BC A stone circle located in the Nabta Playa basin may be one of the world's oldest known archeoastronomical devices. Built by the ancient Nubians about 4800 BCE, the device may have approximately marked the summer solstice.
I'm not going to put Ancient Egypt (or Kemet) in this just because, technically, it was not in SSA. Even though it was still an african civilization.
The earliest style of Nubian architecture included the speos, structures carved out of solid rock, an A-Group (3700-3250 BCE) achievement. Egyptians made extensive use of the process at Speos Artemidos and Abu Simbel.
Sudan, site of ancient Nubia, has more pyramids than anywhere in the world, even more than Egypt, a total of 223 pyramids exist.
The Kingdom of Kush, The ancient kingdorm of Punt. At the time of Rome, the Romans, traded with the Kingdom of Axum, that was preceded by D'mt.
In the middle of Africa, the Sao civilization, flourished from ca. the sixth century BC to as late as the sixteenth century AD.
But the real question is: what was hapenning in Europe outside of the border of the Empire at this time. Lmao.
What was happening in Northern Europe about this time? Eastern Europe? Central Europe? The Balkans?
What was happening in the Korean Peninsula? Indochina? Japan? Central Asia? The Malay Archipelago?
What was happening in North America? Polynesia? The Arctic?
See? I can name places that were less advanced than 2nd century Rome, too.
*In fact, many of these places I just listed were even LESS advanced than Sub-Saharan Africa. At least by the 2nd century, Sub-Saharan Africans had already reached the Iron Age, developed the wheel, invented a true writing system, erected stone pyramids and obelisks, engineered astronomical megaliths (Nabta Playa), and carved buildings **_straight into the side of a cliff_** (speos built by the Nubians, for instance).*
*The same can NOT be said about any of the other places I listed. By the 2nd century, they had NOT achieved ALL of these feats and abilities SIMULTANEOUSLY, as Sub-Saharan Africans had.*
*Unlike Sub-Saharan Africans, 2nd century Northern Europeans had NOT developed a TRUE writing system (rudimentary symbols don't qualify anymore than emojis do). They had NOT left any noteworthy monuments such as stone obelisks and rock-cut architecture. Unlike Sub-Saharan Africans, the Japanese had NOT developed a writing system, discovered the wheel, nor engineered any complex astronomical devices. Neither had the Koreans, nor the Indochinese, nor the tribal nomads of Central Asia, nor the Inuit of the Arctic.*
*There were plenty of other places around the world in the 2nd century that were more primitive than Sub-Saharan Africa. Yet you chose to single out Sub-Saharan Africa as the target of your scrutiny for being less developed than Rome.*
ROME. Of ALL places.
And your tone was clearly barbed and condescending. Gee, I wonder why? It couldn't have had anything to do with implications of racial inferiority, could it? I mean, that's _literally_ the definition of racism.
You're not racist, are you?
Don't be a dick, Charlie
@@bluebird5173 Stonehenge? Ethiopia was very advanced but the Ethiopians then were not the Ethiopians of today. Egyptians likewise.
@@a-dutch-z7351 Regardless of demographic changes over time, the ancient Ethiopians and Sudanese were still black (Nubians, Aksumites, etc). I don't think that's a particularly controversial or Afrocentric statement.
Egyptians are a different story. I do correct my point about Nabta Playa as it now seems it was probably built by non-Nubians.
In any case, the point is that no matter what society or civilization you mention by the time of the Roman Empire, they were less advanced than the Roman Empire because EVERYONE was less advanced than the Roman Empire. It's unfair to single out Sub-Saharan Africa as if they were somehow exceptional in lagging behind the Roman Empire when, in fact, Sub-Saharan Africa was (and had already been) home to some relatively advanced civilizations by that point. For instance, Kush was still in power while Aksum was considered one of the major four civilizations in the world along with Rome, Persia, and China.
Meanwhile, virtually 100% of East Asia outside of China still hadn't developed the wheel or a writing system, including Japan, Korea, Indochina, the steppe nomads etc, while Western/Central Europe and Scandinavia had only JUST begun to develop writing (well, some did. Most still hadn't) and didn't have any real cities or infrastructures to speak of besides simple village settlements. These places were technically Iess "civiI-ized" than Rome and parts Sub-Saharan Africa and only really began to develop in the Middle ages, but no one ever mentions them in an attempt disparage white/Asian people.
But that's EXACTLY what people do when they talk about Sub-Saharan Africa -- ignore all the developed civilizations and highlight only the undeveloped ones in an attempt to make them look less advanced than they actually were. It's unfair, disingenuous, and reeks of literal racial discrimination.
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Roman gods > jeezus
The cinematography is bad and the editing is really really bad, but still good content~
Too much drama ! DREADFUL BACKGROUND MUSIC
Built by a Syrian architect 💪🇸🇾🔥
A roman pagan architect that was born in today's Syria
@@biochemistry5009 No he was a Nabatean Semitic
Americas new stone wall will be the most amazing structure ever. Not this old hut
Huh?
@@tenarmurk he mean the trump wall.
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