Honest question: Is it actually considered a true dome (if there is such a thing) if it has a hole or is there a term do discriminate between “holeless” domes and closed domes?
godofpumpkinssays
What’s ridiculous is that it’s been standing for almost 2000 years. And Italy is pretty seismically active, so it’s survived some pretty big earthquakes in that period.
They built it in a single giant pour, but adjusted the thickness and composition of the concrete to make it lighter nearer the top. It’s also still the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world, but that’s just because nobody would dream of using unreinforced concrete for anything like this in modern times.
rucker7says
If you blur your eyes, the sunlight looks like a happy monster in the ceiling. Hangin out.
semper299says
So what happens when it rains? Like, does it flood the place out?
Patri_Arkysays
Concrete: more effective than some politicians will admit.
P1h3r1e3d13says
It’s a truly incredible thing to see, especially realizing that it was built in biblical times. Out of all the architecturally amazing things I saw in Italy, the Pantheon might have been the most impressive.
It’s especially striking in comparison, because it’s been continuously maintained, at least on the inside. It doesn’t feel at all like an ancient building. It made me reevaluate all the less-preserved structures, realizing how awesome they were in their time.
hybridhuman17 says
Soooo, a glory whole you mean.
marvk says
Honest question: Is it actually considered a true dome (if there is such a thing) if it has a hole or is there a term do discriminate between “holeless” domes and closed domes?
godofpumpkins says
What’s ridiculous is that it’s been standing for almost 2000 years. And Italy is pretty seismically active, so it’s survived some pretty big earthquakes in that period.
They built it in a single giant pour, but adjusted the thickness and composition of the concrete to make it lighter nearer the top. It’s also still the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world, but that’s just because nobody would dream of using unreinforced concrete for anything like this in modern times.
rucker7 says
If you blur your eyes, the sunlight looks like a happy monster in the ceiling. Hangin out.
semper299 says
So what happens when it rains? Like, does it flood the place out?
Patri_Arky says
Concrete: more effective than some politicians will admit.
P1h3r1e3d13 says
It’s a truly incredible thing to see, especially realizing that it was built in biblical times. Out of all the architecturally amazing things I saw in Italy, the Pantheon might have been the most impressive.
It’s especially striking in comparison, because it’s been continuously maintained, at least on the inside. It doesn’t feel at all like an ancient building. It made me reevaluate all the less-preserved structures, realizing how awesome they were in their time.