<P> The Pantheon ( / ˈpænθiən / or US : / ˈpænθiɒn / ; Latin : Pantheum , from Greek Πάνθειον Pantheion , `` ( temple ) of all the gods '' ) is a former Roman temple , now a church , in Rome , Italy , on the site of an earlier temple commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus ( 27 BC -- 14 AD ) . The present building was completed by the emperor Hadrian and probably dedicated about 126 AD . He retained Agrippa 's original inscription , which has caused confusion over its date of construction as the original Pantheon burned down , so it is not certain when the present one was built . </P>
<P> The Pantheon ( / ˈpænθiən / or US : / ˈpænθiɒn / ; Latin : Pantheum , from Greek Πάνθειον Pantheion , `` ( temple ) of all the gods '' ) is a former Roman temple , now a church , in Rome , Italy , on the site of an earlier temple commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus ( 27 BC -- 14 AD ) . The present building was completed by the emperor Hadrian and probably dedicated about 126 AD . He retained Agrippa 's original inscription , which has caused confusion over its date of construction as the original Pantheon burned down , so it is not certain when the present one was built . </P>
what was the pantheon in rome used for
what was the pantheon in rome used for
temple , now a church
temple , now a church