Church of St. Mary and the Martyrs

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The Church of St. Mary and the Martyrs, better known as the Pantheon in Rome, is an ancient Roman temple converted into a Christian basilica and renowned for its vast domed rotunda and oculus.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf basilica ⓘ
church building ⓘ
cultural heritage monument ⓘ
former Roman temple ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Pantheon ⓘ
Pantheon in Rome ⓘ
linked to: Pantheon
architecturalStyle Ancient Roman architecture ⓘ
architecturalType rotunda ⓘ
cityCenterLocation historic center of Rome ⓘ
containsTombOf Raphael ⓘ
Umberto I of Italy ⓘ
Victor Emmanuel II of Italy ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
currentFunction Christian basilica ⓘ
dedicatedTo Christian martyrs ⓘ
Mary, mother of Jesus ⓘ
linked to: Virgin Mary
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
domeDiameter about 43.3 metres ⓘ
domeSpan approximately equal to its interior height ⓘ
hasAltar yes ⓘ
hasChapels yes ⓘ
hasOculus yes ⓘ
hasPortico yes ⓘ
hasTombs yes ⓘ
heritageStatus part of the Historic Centre of Rome UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn Italy ⓘ
Lazio ⓘ
Piazza della Rotonda ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
material Roman concrete ⓘ
brick ⓘ
marble ⓘ
nativeName Santa Maria ad Martyres ⓘ
nativeNameLanguage Italian ⓘ
notableFeature large domed rotunda ⓘ
oculus in the center of the dome ⓘ
oculusDiameter about 8.9 metres ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
originalFunction Roman temple ⓘ
plan circular cella with rectangular portico ⓘ
porticoOrder Corinthian columns ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Christianity ⓘ
rite Latin Rite ⓘ
roofType coffered concrete dome ⓘ
usedFor cultural events ⓘ
religious services ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pope Boniface IV → convertedStructureUse → Church of St. Mary and the Martyrs ⓘ
Santa Maria ad Martyres → hasDedication → St. Mary and the Martyrs ⓘ
linked to: Church of St. Mary and the Martyrs