Pantheon Interior: Light and Acoustics

Daylight and echo collaborate to produce calm. Clerestory windows diffuse light; massive surfaces temper reverberation without deadening the solemnity.

🌞 Light Gradients

• Overhead luminance guides attention to the crossing.
• Side aisles enjoy softer pools of light.
• Morning light is the most didactic for reliefs.

🔊 Acoustic Pacing

• Long reverberation—ideal for speech cadence.
• Stone absorption is low; diffusion comes from coffers and sculpture.
• Crowd noise becomes a soft chorus.

Atmosphere is an architect’s instrument.