the Roman pantheon?!?!?

Question

You know that triangular spot on top of the pillars on the Pantheon...?? what is it called?

Answer 1

The Pantheon is Greek, in the first place.

The standard Roman temple consists on:

Forecourt
Pronaos (Porticus)
Intermediate Corpus
Rotunda with Cupola

Answer 2

For clarity are we discussing the Pantheon in Rome, or the Parthenon in Athens?

The Pantheon in Rome is dedicated to the celestial deities, and derives from an era after the rigid codification of the Religio Romana.

The Pantheon in it current format has been extensively rennovated from the original building established by Agrippa under the reight of Augustus.

Each niche holds one of the Planetary Deities, the roof symbolises the starts in constellations. It is indeed a place of "all gods" and the word is Greek.

I would assume the triangular shape is of a Neoplatonic origin, showing the operation of forces - forces were very important to the Romans, as opposed to anthropomorphic gods - in terms of the neoplatonic cosmology.

Answer 3

It's called "Pediment" or "Fronton"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pediment