Horaires de visiteFermé (New Year’s Day)
Jeudi, Janvier 1, 2026
Place du Panthéon, 75005 Paris, France
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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.

Auteur

Science Writer

Science Writer

Amoureux de Paris et auteur de voyage, j’ai conçu ce guide pour aider les visiteurs à se relier aux histoires du Panthéon — de la foi et la Révolution à la science et la mémoire civique.

Tags

Floor Mirror
Optics
Dome
Education

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