04-13-2015, 12:56 PM
Originally posted by MarkP
I thought the Pantheon appropriate because it is a big dome with a hole in the middle that lets light in. Also it is a marvelous wonder of the world and a shining example of what man can do.
As the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome that has lasted for nearly 2000 years, it is all you said and more. However, the word Pantheon itself means "all the gods" and the building was a Roman temple originally and a Catholic church today.
I wonder what people would think if we removed everything religious and put a large telescope in there?
I thought the Pantheon appropriate because it is a big dome with a hole in the middle that lets light in. Also it is a marvelous wonder of the world and a shining example of what man can do.
As the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome that has lasted for nearly 2000 years, it is all you said and more. However, the word Pantheon itself means "all the gods" and the building was a Roman temple originally and a Catholic church today.
I wonder what people would think if we removed everything religious and put a large telescope in there?