Photo of the Day: Pantheon, Rome (built by the emperor
Hadrian in 125AD)
Perhaps I should be a little bit less philosophical today,
and just post the “photo of the day”. Today’s
image is of the Pantheon in Rome, which I chose simply because I think it is a
cool photo. It might be the best shot of
the entire trip. I spent a lot of time
on this trip running around Rome at night trying to get some decent night
photography. I am pretty excited about
the results considering my camera is a 5 year old “point and shoot” (with a
lens that only sometimes retracts) and a 3” bendy tripod. Hopefully someday I will get a big boy camera
and really be able to do some serious stuff, but in spite of my lack of
sophisticated photography equipment, I am thrilled with this image.
As far as the pantheon….. Well, quite simply this is the
most significant piece of architecture in western history, as far as I am
concerned. The interior volume with its
42m hemispherical dome is one of the most awesome spaces I have encountered. The
interior space of the pantheon is the perfect blend of the tectonic and the
poetic, or the art and science of architecture.
Maybe I should expand on these thoughts in a future post, but for now I
think I will just enjoy the photo, and daydream about being in Rome.
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