Pantheon
#3sur 8 lieux à visiter à RomeRome, Lazio, Italy
Aussi appelé Basilica di Santa Maria ad Martyres
L'essentiel
Horaires d'ouverture : 09:00–19:00, last entry 18:30. Entrée : €7. Comptez 45 min. Meilleure période : 09:00–10:00.
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- Horaires d'ouverture
- 09:00–19:00
- Prix d'entrée
- €7
- Billet à partir de
- Durée nécessaire
- 45 min
- Meilleur moment de la journée
- 09:00–10:00
- Meilleurs mois
- Apr – Jun, Sep – Oct
- Adresse
- Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
À propos de Pantheon
The Pantheon charges €7 for adult entry as of July 2026 and remains, at 43.3 metres in both diameter and height, the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world. Emperor Hadrian rebuilt it around 118–128 CE on the site of an earlier Pantheon commissioned by Marcus Agrippa, whose name Hadrian inscribed on the surviving pediment rather than claiming credit himself — a rare act of imperial modesty confirmed by brick-stamp dating of the current structure. The dome's coffers step down in five diminishing rings, and the concrete mix itself grades from dense basalt aggregate at the base to lightweight pumice near the summit, a graduated engineering solution that has no fully intact ancient parallel. The oculus, a nine-metre open hole at the dome's apex, is the building's only light source and remains unglazed; rain falls directly onto the floor below, where 22 nearly invisible drainage holes and a slightly convex pavement carry water away.
Meilleur moment de la journée : 09:00–10:00. For a quiet interior and direct sunlight from the oculus falling on the coffered dome; avoid midday, when tour groups fill the rotunda floor.
Horaires de Pantheon
Pantheon ouvre à 09:00 et ferme à 19:00. Les horaires sont les mêmes le samedi et le dimanche.
- Horaires d'ouverture
- 09:00–19:00
Mon–Sun 09:00–19:00 - Fermé le
- 1 January, 15 August, 25 December
Horaires d'ouverture établis à partir de pantheon-rome.org et de sources publiques, mis à jour le . Ils peuvent changer sans préavis — vérifiez avant de partir. Comment nous rédigeons ces guides
Prix d'entrée de Pantheon
| Billet | Prix |
|---|---|
| Billet standard | €7 |
| Tarif réduit (étudiant / senior) | €2 |
| Enfants | Gratuit |
Full-price ticket is €7 as of 1 July 2026 (raised from €5). EU citizens aged 18–25 pay €2. Free entry for under-18s, residents of the Municipality of Rome, licensed tour guides, and on the first Sunday of every month. Buy via the official Musei Italiani portal (portale.museiitaliani.it) or on-site; as of 2026, verify current pricing at pantheon-rome.org before travel.
Tarifs établis à partir de pantheon-rome.org et de sources publiques, mis à jour le . Ils peuvent changer sans préavis — vérifiez avant de partir. Comment nous rédigeons ces guides
Meilleure période pour visiter Pantheon
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
09:00–10:30
Morning OpeningBest time to go
Quietest window of the day; light through the oculus falls on the north wall of the dome interior.
Quiet10:30–14:00
Midday Peak
Piazza della Rotonda and the rotunda floor fill with walking-tour groups; queue can form at the entrance during high season.
Very busy14:00–17:00
Afternoon
Crowds remain heavy but slightly less concentrated than midday; still difficult to photograph the interior without other visitors in frame.
Busy17:00–18:30
Pre-Close
Last entry at 18:30 thins the crowd noticeably in the final hour; the oculus light shifts toward the entrance wall in late afternoon.
Moderate
Histoire de Pantheon
Marcus Agrippa built the original Pantheon around 27–25 BCE as a temple to 'all the gods' (pan-theon in Greek), but fire destroyed that structure, and a second version by Domitian also burned in 110 CE. Hadrian's rebuilding, completed by around 128 CE, is the structure standing today, identified through brick stamps bearing dates from his reign despite the facade's inscription crediting Agrippa.
Pope Boniface IV consecrated the building as the Christian church Santa Maria ad Martyres in 609 CE, a conversion that is the single most important reason for its survival — as a functioning church rather than an abandoned pagan temple, it escaped the systematic stone-stripping that reduced most other Roman monuments to fragments. Renaissance popes were less restrained: Urban VIII melted down the bronze roof trusses of the portico in the 17th century to cast cannons for Castel Sant'Angelo and, reportedly, the baldachin at St. Peter's — the origin of the Roman epigram 'quod non fecerunt barbari, fecerunt Barberini' ('what the barbarians did not do, the Barberinis did').
The painter Raphael is buried inside, along with the Italian kings Vittorio Emanuele II and Umberto I — the building's role as a royal mausoleum dates only to the 19th-century unification of Italy, layered atop thirteen centuries of continuous Christian use.
Règles et étiquette à Pantheon
As a functioning church, the Pantheon enforces a basic dress code: shoulders and knees should be covered, and shorts or sleeveless tops can draw a refusal at the door during busier hours, though enforcement is visibly less strict here than at St. Peter's Basilica.
Mass is held on Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings, during which tourist visits pause; check the schedule before planning a Sunday visit. Silence is requested during services, and flash photography is discouraged throughout, particularly near the altar.
The portico's 16 monolithic Egyptian granite columns, each cut from a single block and shipped from a quarry near the Red Sea, show visible wear from centuries of visitors leaning against them; touching is not restricted, but climbing on the column bases is.
Conseils pour visiter Pantheon
- 1
Rain or shine, standing beneath the oculus is the reason to visit — on a clear day around midday, the light column moves visibly across the coffered dome and floor over the course of even a 20-minute visit, a detail rushed itineraries miss entirely.
- 2
Piazza della Rotonda outside is one of central Rome's most persistent tourist-trap dining zones; restaurants directly on the square routinely charge double the price of equivalent trattorias two streets away on Via della Maddalena or Via del Pantheon. A cover charge (coperto) of €2–€4 per person is standard and legal across Rome, distinct from tipping, which is not customary at the level expected in the US — rounding up or leaving small change is sufficient.
- 3
The Pantheon sits within easy walking distance of Piazza Navona (600 metres) and the Trevi Fountain (750 metres), making it the natural midpoint of a centro storico walking loop rather than a standalone destination.
Comment se rendre à Pantheon
Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Roma RM, ItalyItinéraire sur Google Maps
Depuis Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO)
30 km · 55-75 min
€14 train + local transfer
Depuis Barberini Metro Station (Line A)
1.1 km · 15 min
Free
Depuis Largo di Torre Argentina
0.5 km · 7 min
€1.50 bus fare
Aéroport le plus proche
Depuis Rome Fiumicino (FCO)
30 km, approximately 45–60 minutes by road or train-plus-transfer.
Gare la plus proche
Depuis Barberini or Spagna (Metro Line A)
both roughly 15–20 minutes' walk; the Pantheon has no direct metro stop, and the historic centre here is pedestrian-only.
FAQ — Pantheon
Is the Pantheon free to enter?
No, not for most visitors. Adult entry costs €7 as of July 2026, though it is free for under-18s, Rome residents, and everyone on the first Sunday of each month.
Why does rain fall inside the Pantheon?
Yes, rain falls directly through the nine-metre oculus at the dome's apex, which has never been glazed in nearly 1,900 years. A gently convex marble floor with 22 concealed drainage holes channels the water away, a design feature original to Hadrian's 2nd-century construction.
Is there a dress code to enter the Pantheon?
Yes. As a consecrated church, the Pantheon expects shoulders and knees covered, though enforcement is generally lighter than at St. Peter's Basilica across the city.
How long should I spend at the Pantheon?
About 30 to 45 minutes covers the interior thoroughly, including the tombs of Raphael and the Italian kings, though standing beneath the oculus for even a few extra minutes to watch the light shift is worth the time.
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