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So we were in Italy and the Pantheon was on our to-visit list. All we really know was that it was a building with big marble columns in the front. After getting lost while walking around Rome in the evening, we stumbled on the building in the picture above. And since there were a lot of people taking photos in front of it, we assumed it was the Pantheon. We were quite disappointed with the Pantheon of Rome.

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Luckily the next day, we were in another area of Rome and saw signs pointing to the Pantheon. But this round building is what the signs pointed to. A huge odd structure. Where are the columns? Maybe they fell?

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After a short stroll down the street we came up to the entrance. Finally, the marble columns, the real Pantheon. It’s a real amazing structure with a big hole in the middle of the dome … probably for fresh air …and rain water.

Lesson to learn …always do more research about the sites you need to visit or take a cab to get there. :)