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World's Largest Unreinforced Concrete Dome by Diameter

The Pantheon in Rome, Italy, has an unreinforced concrete dome with an internal diameter of about 43.30 metres. Italy's Ministry of Culture identifies it as the largest unreinforced dome ever built; the present structure dates to the Hadrianic rebuilding of AD 118–125.

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Last updated
2026-10-23
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Architecture

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43.30m

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Holder
Pantheon, Rome
Location
Pantheon, Piazza della Rotonda, Rome, Italy · Pantheon Site, Rome · Lazio
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Overview

Archive Note

The Pantheon's circular hall is supported by a cylindrical masonry wall more than six metres thick, carrying an ancient Roman concrete dome. Unlike modern reinforced concrete structures, this dome achieves its span without embedded steel reinforcement.

The national museums administration in Rome dates the present building to Hadrian's reconstruction of AD 118–125. It is not the same construction phase as Agrippa's first Pantheon, established in 27–25 BC. As an exact completion year is unverified, no precise achievement date is invented.

The inner diameter and interior height are each roughly 43.30 metres, with a circular oculus of about nine metres at the crown. Daylight enters through this opening and rainwater is drained from the floor. These features explain the design but do not define the record metric.

Key information

Dome inner diameter
43.30 m (Italian Ministry of Culture)
Construction
Ancient Roman concrete without modern steel reinforcement
Main building phase
AD 118–125, under Hadrian
Supporting rotunda wall
More than 6 m thick
Oculus
Approximately 9 m across
Location
Piazza della Rotonda, Rome, Italy

Record history

1 Milestones
  1. —43.30 mPantheon, RomePantheon, Piazza della Rotonda, Rome, ItalyCurrent Record

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Evidence & References
Source IDSourcePublisherLink
SRC-001Cenni storiciOfficialITRecord topicItalian Ministry of Culture, Direzione Musei nazionali della città di RomaSRC-002The PantheonOfficialENRecord topicRoma Capitale Turismo RomaSRC-003Pantheon - Basilica of Santa Maria ad MartyresOfficialENCurrent recordItalian Ministry of Culture, Direzione Musei nazionali della città di Roma

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