First time I walked into The Pantheon I actually shed a tear it's so overwhelming. Sinkholes are my worst natural phenomena nightmare but come on...this is wicked.
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Eight-foot-deep sinkhole opens in Rome revealing ancient paving stones used in the streets around the Pantheon dating back to 27BC
Sinkhole opens outside the Pantheon in Rome, revealing ancient stones
An eight-foot deep sinkhole opened up on a street in front of the Pantheon in Rome, revealing several ancient paving stones dating as far back as 27BC, when the structure was first built.
Eight-foot-deep sinkhole opens in Rome revealing ancient paving stones used in the streets around the Pantheon dating back to 27BC
- The sinkhole is 10 feet long and opened unexpectedly on an otherwise quiet Sunday in Piazza della Rotunda
- The paving stones from 27BC below the surface appear to have been used in the streets around the Pantheon
- The paving stones were unusually well preserved because they were mostly surrounded by pozzolan
