If you’ve ever been to Rome, it’s likely you stopped to marvel at the Pantheon, Italy’s most-visited cultural site. The ancient building’s grand columns and large concrete dome are instantly ...

Last month it was announced that visitors wishing to enter Rome’s Pantheon — that remarkable and iconic survivor of the ancient city — will now have to pay an admission fee of €5 (~$5.5). A similar ...

When visitors walk into the Pantheon in Rome and encounter its colossal dome, they may experience the same theatricality as its guests nearly 2,000 years ago. “Anyone who steps inside the Pantheon ...

Ah, Roma! The pasta, the passegiata. But what we really visit Rome for again and again is its incredible history. The ancient Romans were innovators in so many different arenas, and perhaps the most ...

Ministry of Culture and Chapter of the Basilica of Santa Maria and Martyres-Pantheon signed an agreement on regulations for Pantheon use. Signing the deed in the presence of Minister of Culture, ...

A hidden cloister just a few steps from Rome’s Pantheon is a peaceful place for silent meditation — if the millions of tourists who trudge past even know it's there. Behind the large wooden door, its ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Welcome to a new year, where fresh wonder already awaits. Rome has often ...

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