Curious Rome
Season 2 Episode 202 | 25m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
Why is there a giant hole in the top of the Pantheon?
Why is there a giant hole in the top of the Pantheon? And how is it still standing after more than two millennia? Why does Piazza Navona look like a racetrack? And why did it used to be a swimming pool? Where did the bronze for St. Peter's Basilica come from, and why are those windows in the dome so heavenly?
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Curious Rome
Season 2 Episode 202 | 25m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
Why is there a giant hole in the top of the Pantheon? And how is it still standing after more than two millennia? Why does Piazza Navona look like a racetrack? And why did it used to be a swimming pool? Where did the bronze for St. Peter's Basilica come from, and why are those windows in the dome so heavenly?
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