12 Sep

How does a building meet the ground?

The streets of Rome we walk on today are not the same as the ones that were walked on when the monuments we have come to know, like the Pantheon, were originally built. If you were to approach the Pantheon from the back, you would notice that the Pantheon appears to be partially underground and as you would make your way to the entrance you would be walking down a hill only to step up into the Pantheon. As you walk along the side you could look down and notice the excavation around the Pantheon which reveals different layers of history showing the lines of where the Pantheon used to meet the ground compared to where it does now. You will also notice the addition of steps depending on the time period and where the ground met the building at that time.

So how does a building meet the ground? It depends on when the building was built and where the streets are now.