A lot of the water will drain off.
Pantheon rome hole in roof rain.
When it rains the floor gets wet.
Mary and the martyrs in rome italy on the site of an earlier temple commissioned by marcus agrippa during the reign of augustus 27 bc 14 ad.
Most believe however that the hole in its roof is a testament to rome s warm climate.
A clever lighting trick is played out on 21 april the founding date of rome.
Rome pantheon in rain duration.
The pantheon meaning to every god was commissioned as a temple to all the gods of ancient rome and.
Rain falling thru the pantheon roof in rome italy.
4 the most fascinating part of the pantheon is its giant dome with its famous hole in the top the eye of the pantheon or oculus.
The dome was the largest in the world for 1300 years and until today it remains the largest unsupported dome in the world.
The oculus is small compared to the size of the pantheon and is located at the top of the roof google images and if the building were to be full of people their heated breath and the air heated by their collective bodies will rise pool and create a strong positive outflow through the oculus which would in effect blow the rain away from.
As was answered as before when you enter the roman pantheon you look up to see the oculus.
The opening measures 8 2m in diameter and is also referred to as the eye of the pantheon.
Rain falling thru the pantheon roof in rome italy.
Like when you cook noodles well sometimes the floor will become slick and it would.
The diameter of the dome is 43 30 meters or 142ft for comparison the united states capitol dome is 96 feet in diameter and is in perfect.
It allows sunlight into the temple room below it but also allows rain to the interior which is why the marble floor below curves outward to drain the water.
At midday the sunlight hits the metal grille above the door filling the.
Pantheum from greek πάνθειον pantheion temple of all the gods is a former roman temple now a catholic church basilica di santa maria ad martyres or basilica of st.