Column of Trajan
Title
Column of Trajan
Date
113
Identifier
1377
Creator
Apollodoros of Damascus
Creator2
Bugbee, Gordon (photograph)
Creator Nationality
Roman
Work Type
Single Built Works
Work Location
Italy (nation)
Rome (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Imperial (Roman)
Subject
memorial columns
Trajan--Emperor of Rome--53-117
observation decks
Description
Detail view of the observation platform near the very top of Trajan's Column in Rome, Italy. "Trajan’s commemorative Column is, ironically, one of the best preserved and least accessible monuments left to us from the ancient city. It has survived essentially intact, missing only its original painted decoration, the metal attachments that added detail to the sculpted figures, and of course the great bronze statue of the emperor himself that once crowned the top of the column (the statue of St. Peter was added by Pope Sixtus V in 1588),"--from Trajan's Column in Rome, Dartmouth College website.
Material/Medium
marble (rock)
Measurements
100 ft.
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
A1REROM1-6113E28A4
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