03-23-2016, 05:18 AM
According to the following paper, which is too large to be attached, the Pantheon was built on the mathematical ratios of the Pythagorean 6:8:8:12 tetrachord.
Intervals Tones Ratio
12:6 Octave 6 2:1
12:9 Fourth 2½ 4:3
8:6 Fourth 2½ 4:3
12:8 Fifth 3½ 3:2
9:6 Fifth 3½ 3:2
The Iconography of Sacred Space: A Suggested Reading of the Meaning of the Roman Pantheon Author(s): Christiane L. Joost-Gaugier Source: Artibus et Historiae, Vol. 19, No. 38 (1998), pp. 21-42 Published by: IRSA s.c. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1483585
Intervals Tones Ratio
12:6 Octave 6 2:1
12:9 Fourth 2½ 4:3
8:6 Fourth 2½ 4:3
12:8 Fifth 3½ 3:2
9:6 Fifth 3½ 3:2
The Iconography of Sacred Space: A Suggested Reading of the Meaning of the Roman Pantheon Author(s): Christiane L. Joost-Gaugier Source: Artibus et Historiae, Vol. 19, No. 38 (1998), pp. 21-42 Published by: IRSA s.c. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1483585
