Forum of Trajan (Foro di Traiano) description and photos - Italy: Rome
Trajan's Forum (Foro di Traiano) description and photos - Italy: Rome. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Foro di Traiano. Photo and descriptionThis magnificent monument of monumental architecture of the era of the reign of Emperor Trajan was created by his architect Apollodorus of Damascus. The forum was erected in 106-113 AD on government subsidies that grew as a result of the victorious war with the Dacians that ended a few years earlier. The dimensions of the forum are immense: 300 meters long and 185 meters wide. To build Trajan's Forum it was necessary to cut off the top of the Quirinal Hill, and Apollodorus of Damascus brilliantly coped with this task. The dedication of Trajan's Column took place in 113 AD; its total height reaches almost 40 meters. At its top was the statue of Trajan, which has now been lost. In 1587 Pope Sixtus V ordered to replace it with a statue of St. Peter. The column serves as a tombstone for Trajan: a door opening at the base of the column leads to a hall where an urn with the emperor's ashes is placed. The Column's trunk bends around a spiral of a continuous frieze 200 meters long and about 1 meter high - this is a documentary story of Trajan's two victorious battles against the Dacians in 101-102 and 105-106 AD. Trajan's Market is a huge brick semicircle. Shops open on the lower floor; the benches on the upper floor adjoin the cliff where the cut of the hill was cut. The third tier of the ensemble includes a road that rises steeply upward. Many more shops, offices, portable counters, as well as a basilica complemented this architectural ensemble, consisting of six floors. The Column's trunk bends around a spiral of a continuous frieze 200 meters long and about 1 meter high - this is a documentary story of Trajan's two victorious battles against the Dacians in 101-102 and 105-106 AD.Trajan's Market is a huge brick semicircle. Shops open on the lower floor; the benches on the upper floor are adjacent to the cliff where the cut was made. The third tier of the ensemble includes a road that rises steeply upward. Many more shops, offices, portable counters, as well as a basilica complemented this architectural ensemble, consisting of six floors. The Column's trunk bends around a spiral of an uninterrupted frieze 200 meters long and about 1 meter high - this is a documentary story of Trajan's two victorious battles against the Dacians in 101-102 and 105-106 AD.Trajan's Market is a huge brick semicircle. Shops open on the lower floor; the benches on the upper floor are adjacent to the cliff where the cut was made. The third tier of the ensemble includes a road that rises steeply upward. Many more shops, offices, portable counters, as well as a basilica complemented this architectural ensemble, consisting of six floors. Trajan's Market is a huge brick semicircle. Shops open on the lower floor; the benches on the upper floor adjoin the cliff where the cut of the hill was cut. The third tier of the ensemble includes a road that rises steeply upward. Many more shops, offices, portable counters, as well as a basilica complemented this architectural ensemble, consisting of six floors. Trajan's Market is a huge brick semicircle. Shops open on the lower floor; the benches on the upper floor are adjacent to the cliff where the cut was made. The third tier of the ensemble includes a road that rises steeply upward. Many more shops, offices, portable counters, as well as a basilica complemented this architectural ensemble, consisting of six floors.      We also recommend reading Samanid Mausoleum description and photo - Uzbekistan: Bukhara Topic: Forum of Trajan (Foro di Traiano) description and photos - Italy: Rome. |
