Section: Applying. No 3 Samuel Wells The Pantheon Section: Applying. No 3 Samuel Wells

The Purpose of the Pantheon In 27BC the Roman Empire was growing more and more powerful. But Emperor Hadrian, at the time didn’t have a particular main building for the roman gods. So the Romans decided to construct the Pantheon and topping it of with the biggest concrete dome in the world. Construction finished in late 14AD. Almost two thousand years after it was built, the Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome. Marcus Agrippa was The Buildings constructor with over 10,000 years ago his Pantheon still stands Today in the heart of Rome

The Pantheon Dome Marcus Agrippa, was concerned of the way the Pantheon’s large concrete dome would collapse under it’s own weight. To prevent such an embarrassment, the Romans have to think of a new building Material. So the Roman Engineres made the Pantheon’s Concrete thickest at the bottom and thinnest at the top, and left with the apex open for the gods light. But the Romans Calculated that the Dome will still splay outwards. So the Romans put 7 Concrete Rings around the Roman Structure.