Walk Around the Pantheon Neighborhood

The Pantheon is the world's best preserved ancient Roman temple and an engineering wonder. Too often, though, images just focus on the porch, the exterior dome, and the incredible interior space. But how many have actually walked around it?' Take a stroll with Darius on a crisp late January morning for “Rome this week“. You'll learn more about its original exterior, marble decoration, views of the transition block, and the little considered “grottoni“. 0:00 Introduction 0:15 The grottoni 0:31 Relieving arches 1:02 Marble veneer system 1:26 Restored bricks 2:31 Transition block 5:15 The porch 5:39 The modern piazza 6:52 Transition block details 8:02 Hadrianic-era Saepta, second century AD 9:49 Basilica of Neptune Subscribe, comment and like! Join our newsletter to receive a link to our monthly, free live lecture, and updates on our latest videos, articles, live seminara, online courses and