Markets of Trajan
Title
Markets of Trajan
Date
100-112
Identifier
5585
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
marketplaces
Trajan--Emperor of Rome--53-117
Description
View of Trajan's market in Rome, Italy believed to have been built by the architect Apollodorus of Damascus. "Built by the Emperor Trajan, the markets were a commercial center of about 150 shops and offices, set into the side of the Quirinal Hill and completing Trajan's Forum, which it overlooked. Both monumental and functional, it is typical of ancient Roman architecture. The semicircular brick building is set into the hill above which are tiers of terraces ascending the slope. At the upper end of the hill, a two-story market hall with a series of groin vaults was lined with shops on either side of a central promenade with a balcony level and clerestory openings above. The brick facades are detailed with brickwork arches and pediments and travertine lintels, and the markets are a magnificent demonstration of concrete and brick construction, with vaults and arches throughout,"--by JY, The Architecture Week, Great Buildings website.
Material/Medium
concrete
brick (clay product)
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Reproduction Source
39
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
GPB-ROM8-1330
- Date Added
- August 29, 2013
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- markets, Trajan
- Citation
- “Markets of Trajan,” LTU Digital Images, accessed May 14, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/12040.