In the future 5 euro entrance fee for the Pantheon in Rome

The revenue would be used primarily for the upkeep of the 27 to 25 B.C. BC building with its impressive dome. According to the Roman Ministry of Culture, the ticket should also help to better control visitors.

Currently, seven million people visit the Pantheon every year. This makes the huge rotunda with the opening in the dome with a diameter of nine meters one of the most visited monuments in Rome.

The Diocese of Rome, “given the universal value and uniqueness of the architectural structure of the Pantheon, agrees to introduce an admission ticket,” a statement from the diocese reads. A few years ago, the then Minister of Culture, Dario Franceschini, and Cardinal Vicar Agostino Vallini discussed the introduction of an admission ticket.

Maintenance costs huge sums of money
The introduction of the fee is also intended to regulate visitor access. In addition, the state is responsible for the monument and thus bears all the high costs.

Resting place of kings and painter Raphael
The Pantheon, one of the best-preserved buildings of Roman antiquity, stands in the center of Rome, not far from Piazza Navona. It was completed under Emperor Hadrian. For about 1700 years it had the largest dome in the world by inner diameter. In the 6th century it was consecrated as a church. As a Roman Catholic Church, its official Italian name today is Santa Maria ad Martyres. Numerous celebrities are buried in the Pantheon, including the painter Raffael (1483-1520) and Italian kings.