How the arch evolved Beginning a new column on the history of architecture and buildings. We start with the Pantheon in Rome and the importance of its dome.

Unlike the Champagne room, which has a direct antecedent in the Paris brothels of the 19th century, the Roman Pantheon’s association with strip clubs has no singular geography or narrative.

To this day Roman concrete structures can be found in mundane locations such as harbors, but also the Pantheon in Rome, which to this day forms the largest unreinforced concrete dome in existence ...

Explore Rome, the Eternal City, in a virtual tour of its most iconic landmarks and historic sites. Visit the Colosseum, the Vatican, Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, and the Spanish Steps, and immerse ...