Visitors going to Rome's Pantheon, one of the ancient world's best preserved monuments, will have to pay an entrance fee from Monday
Visitors going to Rome's Pantheon, one of the ancient world's best preserved monuments, will have to pay an entrance fee from Monday.The vast cylindrical former temple has an undamaged exterior wall which supports a 142 ft dome.The long-delayed introduction of a charge is part of a drive to squeeze more profit from Italy's cultural assets, with the tourism ministry set to receive 70% of the revenue to help cover cleaning and maintenance.
The Pantheon's current form and six-metre-thick walls date from the early part of the reign of Emperor Hadrian, who came to power in AD 117.Advertisement The building survived the Barbarian attacks on Rome and was transformed into a Christian church in 609.
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