The circular Roman temple dedicated to all the gods in 27 BC in Rome. Since the 7th century AD reconsecrated by christianity and dedicated to their single god
All the gods of a people Also, a temple dedicated and/or sacred to all gods, especially the one built at Rome by Hadrian (circa 120 AD, after the one built by Agrippa in 27 BC was destroyed by fire), which has been used as a Christian church since the 7th century AD
Temple built in Rome aloout 25 BC by Emperor Agrippa Having a circular plan, and spanned by a single dome, it was one of the most distinctive and original buildings of ancient Rome
A hierarchy of gods and goddesses in a particular religious structure, such as the Greek pantheon, the Roman pantheon, etc [For more information see http: //www spiritonline com/gods]
You can refer to a group of gods or a group of important people as a pantheon. the birthplace of Krishna, another god of the Hindu pantheon. a well-preserved building of ancient Rome which was a temple to the gods. It has a dome which is 43 metres across, and it was built by the Roman emperor Hadrian between AD 118 and 128. Building in Rome begun 27 BC, probably as an ordinary rectangular Classical temple, and completely rebuilt by Hadrian ( AD 118-128). It is remarkable for its size and design; the exact method of construction has never been determined. A circular building of concrete faced with brick, it has a great concrete dome, 142 ft (43 m) in diameter, and a front porch of Corinthian columns with a triangular pediment. The vast space is lit solely by the 27-ft (8-m) oculus at the dome's centre. The interior is lined with coloured marble, and the walls are marked by seven deep recesses screened by pairs of columns
\PAN-thee-on; -uhn\, noun: 1 A temple dedicated to all the gods; especially (capitalized), the building so called at Rome 2 The collective gods of a people; as, a goddess of the Greek pantheon 3 A public building commemorating and dedicated to the famous dead of a nation 4 A group of highly esteemed persons
The accepted list or roster of a people's chief gods, such as the Olympian family of gods worshiped in classical Greece It is also the name of a famous temple in Rome, the house of "all the gods "
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Etymologie
[ 'pan(t)-thE-"än, -&n ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English Panteon, a temple at Rome, from Latin Pantheon, from Greek pantheion temple of all the gods, from neuter of pantheios of all gods, from pan- + theos god.