2012 Year Plate motif: The Temple of Miracles Beyond the Century - Pantheon Temple - The motif for the 2012 YEARS PLATE is "ROMA PANTHEON." The Pantheon, a miraculous temple spanning centuries, was built on Palatine Hill as a pantheon dedicated to various Roman gods. This Roman architectural temple, praised by Michelangelo as a 'design of angels,' still retains its perfect form from 2,000 years ago. It was registered as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in 1980 and 1990. Brand: Ginori 1735 / Richard Ginoli (Italy) GINORI 1735/Richard Ginori is a top Italian ceramics manufacturer with immense popularity. In 1735, Marquis Carlo Ginoli, who was well-versed in mineralogy, personally researched clay and coloration to build a porcelain kiln in Italy comparable to the Royal Saxon Porcelain Factory, and established a kiln in his own estate near Florence, Doccia. During the era of the second Lorenzo Ginori, various types of porcelain were imported from abroad and repeatedly improved, resulting in the creation of white porcelain praised as the "White Skin of Tuscany."