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catfather · 01-04-2007, 10:21 AM

I have read a small hole (2' X 3') was cut into the dome of the Pantheon in Rome, to see how it was constructed. I am NOT referring to the oculus at top. I also have read this small hole may have been cut by Filippo Brunelleschi, architect of the dome of the Duomo in Florence, as "research" before preparing his design for the Duomo dome. Any truth to this, or even speculation?

01-04-2007, 10:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
catfather Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2	Hole in Pantheon dome I have read a small hole (2' X 3') was cut into the dome of the Pantheon in Rome, to see how it was constructed. I am NOT referring to the oculus at top. I also have read this small hole may have been cut by Filippo Brunelleschi, architect of the dome of the Duomo in Florence, as "research" before preparing his design for the Duomo dome. Any truth to this, or even speculation?


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