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Marble floors- The floors of the Pantheon are made of marble Concrete Foundation: A layer of concrete on the inside of the wall of the Pantheon that provides structural support. Gilded bronze: Gold finished bronze (Gold put on top of bronze), Granite Shafts
Oculus- Whole in the top of the dome that Large rotunda (dome) to allow light to enter through the Oculus
Pediment- A type of triangular gable
Dome - A roof or vault having a circular, polygonal, or elliptical base and a generally hemispherical or hemispherical shape.
Columns - The most ornate of the three main orders of classical Greek architecture, characterized by a slender fluted column having an ornate flared capital decorated with acanthus leaves.
Rectilinear - Moving in, consisting of, bounded by, or characterized by a straight line or lines:
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Curvilinear - Formed, bounded, or characterized by curved lines.
Radial Interior - An interior in which it's visual material is arranged around a central point, taking a roughly circular form.
Barrel - a tunnel vault or a wagon vault, is an architectural element formed by the extrusion of a single curve (or pair of curves, in the case of a pointed barrel vault) along a given distance. The curves are typically circular in shape, lending a semi-cylindrical appearance to the total design.
Piazza - covered walks or spaces supported by columns or piers and attached to, or to part of, a building.
Arches - a vertical curved structure that spans an elevated space and may or may not support the weight above it, or in case of a horizontal arch like an arch dam, the hydrostatic pressure against it. Arches may be synonymous with vaults, but a vault may be distinguished as a continuous arch forming a roof.
Gable - a triangular section of wall at the end of a pitched roof, extending from the eaves to the peak
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