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Cutaway diagram of the Pantheon in Rome (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I often roll my eyes when people talk about aliens traveling to earth to build impossible structures, but when it comes to the Pantheon... it actually does kinda seem like it was built by aliens.

Like... how?! How was the dome supported during construction and how is it still standing? Absolutely wild.

[–] Peppycito 12 points 2 months ago

How was the dome supported during construction

I don't know, but scaffolding isn't to mysterious. Sure it's complicated scaffolding, but looking at it as a spherical upside down boat isn't to outrageous.