Though Rome has a long history of domed constructions, not one dome was built in that city during a one-thousand-year period—roughly between the mid-fifth and the mid-fifteenth century. How can we ...

St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy (photo via Wikimedia Commons) Decades ago, I lived in an apartment only a few minutes’ walk from St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. I have never loved the huge basilica, ...

Crowds gathered inside the historic Pantheon in Rome on Sunday, May 24 as thousands of red petals drifted down from the ...

What does a 2,000-year-old stadium look like after dark? In Rome… it glows. The Colosseum rises from the city like a giant ring of gold. Light spills through its arches while scooters buzz past ...

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Right in the middle of modern Rome sits a building older than most countries. This is the Pantheon, standing strong for nearly 2,000 years. From above, it almost hides in plain sight. A perfect circle ...