Rome, Italy 118 - 125 AD The Pantheon was a temple to the gods. It was rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian. A large dome covers a circular room. The dome has an occulus at the very top. An occulus is a large circular hole, thought to be a window to the gods. A four and a half foot thick ring of bricks, called a compression ring, surrounds and supports the occulus.
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