Parthenon And Pantheon Similarities

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Prompt One The Parthenon and the Pantheon might be easily mixed up because of their similar names. And with reason they do share some similarities. But don't let that deceive you they still have their differences that make them completely different architectural masterpieces.
The Parthenon and the Pantheon have their similarities but even those have smaller differences that make each building unique. That being what they were used for they both served as temples. However, They are temples made for different Gods and Goddesses. The Parthenon was built for the Greek Goddess Athena whereas the Pantheon was built for all Roman gods. If you have seen a image of both of these a difference you will immediately pick up is the completely different

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