Skip to product information
1 of 4

Pantheon Elevation Model - Rome

Model-Architecture.com

Regular price £52.99
  • In stock

Materials

Product details

Pantheon Elevation Model - Rome

Resin Architectural Model

This resin model presents a rigorously proportioned elevation of the portico of the Pantheon in Rome, one of the most consequential façades in the history of Western architecture. Executed with close attention to classical geometry and tectonic hierarchy, the model isolates the portico as an object of study, emphasizing its formal clarity, material logic, and historical significance.

Historical Context

The Pantheon was originally commissioned by Marcus Agrippa in 27–25 BCE and reconstructed under Emperor Hadrian between approximately 118 and 125 CE. While the building is often discussed for its unprecedented domed interior, the portico remains a critical element in understanding Roman architectural synthesis—combining Greek temple frontality with Roman spatial and structural innovation.

The surviving inscription on the entablature—M·AGRIPPA·L·F·COS·TERTIVM·FECIT—deliberately references Agrippa’s Augustan-era temple, underscoring Roman attitudes toward authorship, memory, and continuity, despite Hadrian’s complete rebuilding of the structure.

The Portico

The Pantheon’s portico consists of sixteen monolithic Corinthian columns arranged in a deep, three-row configuration (8–4–4), supporting an entablature and triangular pediment. The shafts, quarried in Egypt and transported to Rome, are among the largest granite columns used in antiquity. Their scale, combined with the refined Corinthian capitals and restrained ornamentation, establishes a monumental yet disciplined architectural language.

Functionally and symbolically, the portico mediates between the civic realm of the Roman city and the cosmic interior of the rotunda. Typologically Greek, materially and spatially Roman, it exemplifies the Pantheon’s role as a synthesis rather than a replica of earlier traditions.

About the Model

This model focuses exclusively on the portico elevation, allowing for close examination of:

  • Classical proportional systems and column spacing

  • Corinthian capital articulation and entablature hierarchy

  • Pediment geometry and inscriptional detailing

  • The portico’s tectonic relationship to the body of the building

crafted using resin with a restrained, neutral finish, the model is suitable for advanced architectural study, academic display, and professional reference. It serves as a precise representation of one of antiquity’s most influential architectural compositions and a foundational precedent in the canon of classical architecture.

Model Dimensions:

 

Width: 210mm

Depth: 20mm 

Height: 155mm 


Pantheon Elevation Model - Rome

Materials

Pprocessing times

Payment & Shipping

  • 1

    Made to Order

  • make the model smaller and spray painted matt white. using a historical peice of archtecture
    2

    Precision Print & Secure Packing

  • 3

    Tracked Delivery for peice of mind