Pantheon in Rome: Practical info and some interesting facts

When in Rome… Pantheon information

This When in Rome… blog article is written for the guests of the Hostel Chaplin Bed and Breakfast and B&B Little Italy in Rome. All Hotels and B&B’s in Rome The Pantheon is located on Piazza della Rotonda in Rome and is open from 9am till 7pm. Entry is free. It can be reached from the Via del Corso by walking northward from Piazza Venezia and turning left when you see the sign or by following Corso Vittorio Emanuele from Piazza Venezia and then turning right when you see the signs. The official name of the Pantheon is Santa Maria ad Martyres (St. Mary of the Martyrs). In 609 or 610 Pope Boniface IV consecrated the Pantheon to the Blessed Virgin and the Martyrs and proclaimed All Saints Day (then May 13th, nowadays November 1st) to commemorate all the martyrs. This was necessary because demand exceeded supply: There were way too many martyrs for the number of days in the year. Among the famous people buried in the Pantheon are the painter Raphael and the first king of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele II di Savoia.

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