Visiting the Pantheon was a highlight of my touring Rome. Because it has been continuously maintained it looks like it could have been built 100 years ago instead of 1900. It’s like stepping into a time machine and visiting ancient Rome. Totally awesome.
Thanks colorado tanker. It’s strange to think how Rome would look today had it not burned in the reign of Nero.
This Pantheon was built to replace the somewhat earlier one that burned (it was brick and wood), but the original inscription was restored on a building Agrippa never lived to see.
There is a brand new (a few year’s old) tall building here in Seattle made of concrete. Except it seems that some union worker skimped on some of the details, and did not coat the tips of most of the rebar in epoxy.
The rust problem started showing up right away. Repairs cost something like $1.5 million. But they still didn’t work. The tenents have all been moved out and demolition of the entire building (14 stories???) is forthcoming.
(For want of a nail, the shoe was lost.....)