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ColosseumvsPantheon
Colosseum and Pantheon are both rated very highly by expert writers. Overall, Pantheon is the choice of most professionals compared to Colosseum. Pantheon is ranked #2 in Rome with approval from 10 sources such as Fodor's, Travel + Leisure and Let's Go.
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Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Rome
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Fodor's "The most spectacular extant edifice of ancient Rome, the Colosseo has a history that is half gore, half glory." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Rome’s great gladiatorial arena is the most thrilling of the city's ancient sights." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Though there may no longer be gladiators and staged naval battles at Rome’s iconic Colosseum, it’s still a great hive of activity in central Rome." Full review
Time Out "Vespasian began building the Colosseum - which has hosted gory battles between combinations of gladiators, slaves, prisoners and wild animals of all descriptions." Full review
Frommer's "The first impression you’ll have of the Colosseum is amazement at its sheer enormity." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "One of Rome’s most recognizable ruins, attracting tourists... who marvel at the grand size of this concrete and stone structure built in 70 AD." Full review
Let's Go "It’s the Colosseum." Full review
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Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"Inaugurated in 80 AD, the Flavian amphitheatre or Colosseum is the biggest in the Roman world (527m in circumference and 57m high)." Full review
National Geographic "Ancient Rome's civic open-air theater, site of gladiator fights and other competitions. Massive structure, now a symbol of Rome." Full review
The Telegraph "Rome’s most famous classical ruin is unmissable – especially now that they have extended the visitor route to the underfloor passageways through which gladiators and wild beasts made their entrances." Full review
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Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Rome
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Fodor's "One of the wonders of the ancient world, this onetime pagan temple, a marvel of architectural harmony and proportion, is the best-preserved ancient building in Rome." Full review
Concierge "Nearly 2,000 years after it was erected by Emperor Marcus Agrippa, the Pantheon is still one of the most impressive buildings in the world."
Frommer's "Of all ancient Rome's great buildings, only the Pantheon (All the Gods) remains intact. It was built in 27 B.C. by Marcus Agrippa and was reconstructed by Hadrian in the early 2nd century A.D." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"A 2000-year-old temple, now church, the Pantheon is the best preserved of ancient Rome’s great monuments." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Dedicated to all the gods by Marcus Agrippa in 27 B.C., the iconic Pantheon in Rome's Centro Storico has twice burned and been rebuilt before assuming its current appearance." Full review
Time Out "The Pantheon is the best-preserved ancient building in Rome." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "One of the biggest draws in town... gape at the oculus in the middle of its soaring ceiling—still the world's largest unsupported solid concrete dome." Full review
Let's Go "One of the most beautiful and well-preserved buildings from Ancient Rome, this temple was originally built during the reign of Augustus as a temple for all the gods." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"The Pantheon is the best preserved Classical building anywhere; a pagan temple, it was converted into a church in the 7C." Full review
Afar Magazine "This 1st-century wonder will take your breath away. Not only is it one of the city's most ancient sites, it's been in continuous use for centuries. " Full review
