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Pantheon Floor Mirrors: Optics and Geometry

How mirrors inside the Pantheon teach curvature, light gradients, and dome geometry.

1/15/2026
12 min read
Floor mirror reflecting the Pantheon dome

Mirrors turn the dome into a diagram. Reflections collapse height into a readable plane, making curvature, coffers, and light gradients legible.


🔍 What You See

  • Coffer pattern becomes a plan view.
  • Light bands paint concentric arcs.
  • Visitors become measure within the geometry.

Mirror

Reflection is learning by seeing.

About the Author

Science Writer

Science Writer

As a Paris lover and travel writer, I created this guide to help visitors connect with the Panthéon’s stories — from faith and revolution to science and civic memory.

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Floor Mirror
Optics
Dome
Education

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