![]() ![]() Once you have finished your visit to the Pantheon you can walk to reach the main shopping street, Via del Corso, to reach Piazza del Popolo. The round building is just within walking distance. To reach the Pantheon by public transport take bus number 40 from Termini station and get off at Largo Argentina. Professor Robert Langdon, the famous main character in the book “Angels and Demons”, makes a mistake in translating one of the clues to solve the mistery and ends up to the Pantheon, instead of the Church of Santa Maria del Popolo. Italian Kings Umberto I and Vittorio Emanuele II, Queen Margherita, even Italian artist Raphael is buried in the Pantheon. ![]() ![]() ![]() It used to be a pagan temple (its name comes from the Greek for “To All Gods”), but it was later turned into a Catholic Church, which today hosts the tombs of many artists and important characters. Pantheon You can start your walk in Rome from one of the most ancient and best preserved monuments, the Pantheon.Read our article and find out the main Angels and Demons places in Rome. If you are in Rome for the first time and you want to explore its city centre in a more original way follow the majestic monuments and Churches chosen by writer Dan Brown to be featured in its book “Angels and Demons”. Explore the centre of Rome visiting the Churches and monuments mentioned in the best-seller book and movie “Angels and Demons”, by Dan Brown. ![]()
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