So very easy to book 2 adult fast track tickets with timed entry to the Pantheon in Rome, and a very good price!! Downloaded onto our phones and scanned on entry, after a very short queue, way shorter than people who hadn't booked online.
What a stunning, imposing and ancient building with incredible columns at the front and a vast ceiling inside with a circle at the very top and centre of the curved ceilings, which is exposed to the air. No glass in it and the flooring curves gently down to allow rain to flow away from the middle of the building's floor. There are also 4 perfectly placed drainage holes in the centre of the Pantheon's floor to prevent the rainwater amassing as well. Mass is delivered there daily, and there are pews and seats for guests and the congregation. Incredible, intricate detail are present in all parts of the interior of this building so you almost don't know what to look at first, a beautiful, awe inspiring building which takes your breath away. There are some descriptions of what things are or who people are, and general information and detail are available on boards there both in Italian, and English. You are also able to download the audio guide app onto your phone, so no messing about queuing for audio devices. Considering its age it seems strange to see the Pantheon in all its glory, standing proudly amongst newer buildings, restaurants and peoples flats and houses. With this in mind there is also a good choice of cafes and restaurants on the square where the building stands, and we had a reasonably priced coffee and croissant and a freshly squeezed orange juice which was sweet, delicious and as tasty and full of flavour as eating an actual orange. The cafe we went to was called Napoletano's at the Pantheon.
Pic one from the outside of the columns, pic 2 is of the circle in the centre of the ceiling with the arced dome obvious, pic 3 is of the pulpit and main address area, pic 4 is the circle and ceiling, and pic 5 is from the outside of the right hand side of the Pantheon illustrating the curved nature of the building which is not immediately apparent from the front of the Pantheon.
