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Pantheon Portico Scale Model, Rome

£55.00

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Materials

This model is expertly crafted from high-quality, UV 405-sensitive resin, chosen for its ability to capture fine architectural details with exceptional precision. Each piece is carefully primed with acrylic spray paint, providing a smooth, even surface that enhances durability and prepares the model for display or additional finishing. The combination of UV-sensitive resin and professional priming ensures a stable, long-lasting, and visually striking representation suitable for collectors, educators, and architectural enthusiasts alike.

Product details

Pantheon Portico Scale Model, Rome

Resin Architectural Model

This resin model presents a rigorously proportioned elevation of the portico of the Pantheon in Rome, one of the most consequential façades in the history of Western architecture. Executed with close attention to classical geometry and tectonic hierarchy, the model isolates the portico as an object of study, emphasizing its formal clarity, material logic, and historical significance.

Historical Context

The Pantheon was originally commissioned by Marcus Agrippa in 27–25 BCE and reconstructed under Emperor Hadrian between approximately 118 and 125 CE. While the building is often discussed for its unprecedented domed interior, the portico remains a critical element in understanding Roman architectural synthesis—combining Greek temple frontality with Roman spatial and structural innovation.

The surviving inscription on the entablature—M·AGRIPPA·L·F·COS·TERTIVM·FECIT—deliberately references Agrippa’s Augustan-era temple, underscoring Roman attitudes toward authorship, memory, and continuity, despite Hadrian’s complete rebuilding of the structure.

The Portico

The Pantheon’s portico consists of sixteen monolithic Corinthian columns arranged in a deep, three-row configuration (8–4–4), supporting an entablature and triangular pediment. The shafts, quarried in Egypt and transported to Rome, are among the largest granite columns used in antiquity. Their scale, combined with the refined Corinthian capitals and restrained ornamentation, establishes a monumental yet disciplined architectural language.

Functionally and symbolically, the portico mediates between the civic realm of the Roman city and the cosmic interior of the rotunda. Typologically Greek, materially and spatially Roman, it exemplifies the Pantheon’s role as a synthesis rather than a replica of earlier traditions.

About the Model

This model focuses exclusively on the portico elevation, allowing for close examination of:

  • Classical proportional systems and column spacing

  • Corinthian capital articulation and entablature hierarchy

  • Pediment geometry and inscriptional detailing

  • The portico’s tectonic relationship to the body of the building

crafted using resin with a restrained, neutral finish, the model is suitable for advanced architectural study, academic display, and professional reference. It serves as a precise representation of one of antiquity’s most influential architectural compositions and a foundational precedent in the canon of classical architecture.

Model Dimensions:

 

Width: 210mm

Depth: 20mm 

Height: 155mm 


Pantheon Portico Scale Model, Rome

Materials

This model is expertly crafted from high-quality, UV 405-sensitive resin, chosen for its ability to capture fine architectural details with exceptional precision. Each piece is carefully primed with acrylic spray paint, providing a smooth, even surface that enhances durability and prepares the model for display or additional finishing. The combination of UV-sensitive resin and professional priming ensures a stable, long-lasting, and visually striking representation suitable for collectors, educators, and architectural enthusiasts alike.

Please note this model is not a toy and should be kept out of the reach of children. 

Available Sizes & Dimensions

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Pprocessing times

All of our models are crafted to order, ensuring each piece receives meticulous attention to detail and finishing at our artisan studio in Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Before dispatch, every item is carefully inspected through a comprehensive quality assurance process to confirm it meets our standards of precision, craftsmanship, and presentation.

We aim to dispatch standard orders within 7–10 working days (Monday to Friday) from the date of purchase. Custom commissions may take longer depending on their complexity and specific requirements; estimated time frames will be provided during the commissioning process.

Delivery times will vary according to destination and the shipping method selected

Payment & Shipping

Payment Methods

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Shipping Destinations

Our products are available for delivery across the continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Australia, and France. Shipments to Hawaii, Alaska, Australia, and U.S. territories may take slightly longer to arrive. For security and reliability, we are unable to deliver to P.O. boxes or freight forwarding addresses, and cannot assume responsibility for parcels lost or damaged by such services.

Shipping Notes

Every model is prepared for shipment with the same care and precision applied to its design. Each item is individually and securely wrapped to protect fine details and surfaces throughout transit. We use robust, double-walled boxes to provide added structural strength and impact resistance, ensuring the model arrives in pristine condition.

Delivery Partners

To complete the process, we partner exclusively with reliable, trusted postage carriers with proven track records for handling specialist and fragile items. From our studio to your door, packaging and delivery are managed to the highest standard, offering confidence that your model will reach you safely and securely.

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