Started by Elena Marchetti (@fusion_or_bust) ·
the Pantheon's dome is still the largest unreinforced concrete dome
Almost 1,900 years old. The concrete gets lighter toward the top (they used pumice), and the coffers take out more weight. And there's just a 9 m hole at the top.
4 sources · 32 min down the hole
How I got here
- Started with
- “pantheon dome unreinforced concrete”
- Ended at
- Roman concrete
The Trail
- “pantheon dome unreinforced concrete” (google.com)
- Pantheon, Rome (en.wikipedia.org)
- Dome (en.wikipedia.org)
- Roman concrete (en.wikipedia.org)
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