28 is considered a “perfect number.” Only four numbers are known in antiquity; 6, 28, 496, and 8128. The numbers are held to have religious meanings with connections to the cosmos. The 28 cupola ribe refers to the moon of the Roman Gods.
The dome of the Pantheon is the most essential part of the Pantheon. Thus being that the dome unites earth and man to heaven. Different of materials could be used to create the dome but there was such a great effort for a solid concrete ceiling. Represented by the floor tiles, a circle within a square is shown. Heaven represented by the circle and the Earth by the square. In a plan view the Pantheon forms a circle within a square.
The dome of the Pantheon is the most essential part of the Pantheon. Thus being that the dome unites earth and man to heaven. Different of materials could be used to create the dome but there was such a great effort for a solid concrete ceiling. Represented by the floor tiles, a circle within a square is shown. Heaven represented by the circle and the Earth by the square. In a plan view the Pantheon forms a circle within a square. The oculus was the interiors only source of light. The sunlight traced a daily path across the floors and walls inside the rotunda. The sunlight marked solar events, lunar events, and time. The Sun is a great characteristic to the symbolism of the Roman religion. The proportion and sunlight united together