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Basilica di Santa Maria MaggiorevsPantheon
Both Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore and Pantheon are rated very highly by professional reviewers. On balance, Pantheon ranks slightly better than Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. Pantheon comes in at 93 with accolades from 10 publications such as Lonely Planet, Travel + Leisure and Fodor's.
Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
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Piazza di Santa Maria Maggiore, 00185 Rome
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Fodor's "Santa Maria Maggiore is one of the oldest churches in Rome, built around 440 by Pope Sixtus III." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"One of Rome's four patriarchal basilicas, Santa Maria was built on the summit of the Esquiline Hill in the 5th century." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Originally built in the fifth century, Santa Maria Maggiore contains one of the best preserved Byzantine interiors in Rome." Full review
Time Out "Behind this blowsy Baroque façade is one of the most striking basilica-form churches in Rome." Full review
Frommer's "This great church, one of Rome's four major basilicas, was built by Pope Liberius in A.D. 358 and was rebuilt by Pope Sixtus III from 432 to 440." Full review
Let's Go "Located just minutes away from Termini Station, Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore is an enormous basilica dedicated to everyone’s favorite virgin (no, not you)." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"Founded by Pope Sixtus III (432-440), this is one of Rome's four great basilicas, and has been remodelled many times down the centuries." Full review
Afar Magazine "Contains almost a millennia's worth of Italian architecture, from an 18th-century baroque exterior to the 5th-century mosaics lining its interior arch." Full review
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Be sure to see the relics of what is believed to be pieces of Jesus Christ's manger from the day he was born.
Pantheon Fodor's
Concierge Frommer's Lonely Planet Travel + Leisure Time Out
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Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Rome
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Fodor's "One of the wonders of the ancient world, this onetime pagan temple, a marvel of architectural harmony and proportion, is the best-preserved ancient building in Rome." Full review
Concierge "Nearly 2,000 years after it was erected by Emperor Marcus Agrippa, the Pantheon is still one of the most impressive buildings in the world."
Frommer's "Of all ancient Rome's great buildings, only the Pantheon (All the Gods) remains intact. It was built in 27 B.C. by Marcus Agrippa and was reconstructed by Hadrian in the early 2nd century A.D." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"A 2000-year-old temple, now church, the Pantheon is the best preserved of ancient Rome’s great monuments." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Dedicated to all the gods by Marcus Agrippa in 27 B.C., the iconic Pantheon in Rome's Centro Storico has twice burned and been rebuilt before assuming its current appearance." Full review
Time Out "The Pantheon is the best-preserved ancient building in Rome." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "One of the biggest draws in town... gape at the oculus in the middle of its soaring ceiling—still the world's largest unsupported solid concrete dome." Full review
Let's Go "One of the most beautiful and well-preserved buildings from Ancient Rome, this temple was originally built during the reign of Augustus as a temple for all the gods." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"The Pantheon is the best preserved Classical building anywhere; a pagan temple, it was converted into a church in the 7C." Full review
Afar Magazine "This 1st-century wonder will take your breath away. Not only is it one of the city's most ancient sites, it's been in continuous use for centuries. " Full review
