What type of columns were used in the Pantheon?

Architecture. The Pantheon consists of a 34m by 13.6m 'pronaos', or portico, and a 43.2m inner diameter circular 'cella', or main temple, crowned by a dome. The pronaos has three rows of Corinthian columns that stand 14 meters tall. Each weighs 60 tons.



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The Pantheon in Rome, Italy, is a massive granite and concrete structure visited by millions annually. It is the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world, the oldest continuously used structure in history, and the best-preserved building of antiquity.

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