Piazza della Rotonda
To the north of the Pantheon lies the Piazza della Rotonda with the Egyptian obelisk Obelisco Macuteo . In Hadrian's time , the street level was between 1.50 and 2.50 m below today's level. A square paved with travertine slabs led to the north entrance of the building and was bordered by porticoes at right angles to the west, north and east. The halls were supported by columns made of gray granite and were based on a series of five marble steps (Giallo antico). The pronaos of the pantheon was connected to the porticoed halls in the west and in the east by a fountain basin made of Proennesian marble.
Due to the medieval development of the area north of the Pantheon, the archaeological findings on the entire forecourt are very sparse. For example, the exact location and appearance of the northern portico remain pure speculation, as there are no findings on this. A structure that was in the center of the square can no longer be clearly identified today.
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Coordinates: 41 ° 53 ′ 57.5 " N , 12 ° 28 ′ 36.3" E