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Re:The Diolkos: an ancient Greek paved trackway enabling boa... by wlesieutre on Sunday July 31, 2016 @11:37PM (#12200063)
The interior didn't survive unscathed. The design of the upper walls was "fixed" during the renaissance, with one small section now restored to something more like its original design (based on paintings of the original, see top right of photo): https://userscontent2.emaze.com/images/9fd064fa-8fb9-409b-ac...

Additionally, Pope Urban VIII had the bronze ceiling of the portico melted down to make cannons in the 1600's.

On the left side of the portico, you'll also notice that some of the columns don't match. If I'm remembering right, these were taken from a nearby Roman bath complex to repair earthquake damage to the portico. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Pantheon...

All that said, it's still in remarkably good condition for being close to 2000 years old.

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Re:The Diolkos: an ancient Greek paved trackway enabling boa... by wil421 on Monday August 01, 2016 @10:22AM (#12202563)
Of course nothing survived unscathed but if I recall correctly the Pantheon's marble interior/floor is still mostly original.

The Catholic Popes melted down anything they could find to create Christian things.

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Re:The Diolkos: an ancient Greek paved trackway enabling boa... by wlesieutre on Monday August 01, 2016 @11:56AM (#12203408)
As the saying goes, "What the barbarians did not do the Barberinis did"

(in reference to Pope Urban VIII's family name, Barberini)

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