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Detailed explanation-1: -The Pantheon is in use as a Catholic church, and as such, visitors are asked to keep an appropriate level of deference. Masses are celebrated there on Sundays and holy days of obligation. Weddings are also held there from time to time.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Pantheon’s design has influenced countless buildings throughout history, across Europe and throughout the Americas. Today, the Pantheon continues to function as a church, as well as a major tourist destination.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Pantheon was dedicated in ad 609 as the Church of Santa Maria Rotonda, or Santa Maria ad Martyres, which it remains today.

Detailed explanation-4: -The pantheon was an ancient place of worship important to the city of Rome. The people of Rome became Christian. Once the pagan priests and devotees of the old Roman gods had passed sway or wete converted, the temple was reconsecrated as a Christian house of worship.

Detailed explanation-5: -Yes, there are two famous Pantheons that you can visit in Europe-one in Paris and one in Rome-but they were both constructed for very different reasons, and were built hundreds of years apart.