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Parthenon And Pantheon Similarities
The Parthenon and the Pantheon are both considered awesome works of art representative of the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome. The Parthenon, built in Athens in 447 B.C by Pericles, is considered classic Greece. The Pantheon we know today was built in Rome in 125 C.E. and is thought of as a great example of ancient Roman culture. While there are some similarities to the buildings, there are also differences in them around the functions they were erected for. Starting with the similarities, both buildings were fronted with the Classical Greek columns, eight on each porch, showing that Greece has had influence on neighboring cultures even in ancient times. Both buildings are partially constructed using marble, the columns of the Parthenon

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