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Trajan's forum and column, dated to ca 110 A:D. The column features scenes from the emperor Trajan's campaign against the Dacians.
The church behind this, in Italian called Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano, is a Baroque creation dating to 1736-1751.
(Taken with my mobile phone - when I'm out and about, I most often used my big Nikon, but I also always have my phone to send snapshots from the moment, mostly to my family. Sometimes those shots are good enough to be shared wider than that, though, like this one.)
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Colonna Traiana in Rome.
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Includes (among other things) Left to Right: Trajan's column, Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano church, Basilica de S. Maria degli Angeli, Villa Aldobrandini, Torre delle Milizie, Trajan's markets, Santissimo Domenico e Sisto church, Roman forum, Coliseum (Flavian Amphitheatre), Basilica of Maxentius (structure with crane and scaffolding), Benedettini Olivetani: Monastero S. Maria Nova, and the Santi Luca e Martina church (domed building on far right)
While today we associate basilicas with churches, in ancient Roman times, this structure - built in honor of Emperor Marcus Ulpius Traianus - was a civic building. The churches on the opposite side were built during the Renaissance period more than a thousand years after the construction of the structure borne by these columns in the early second century AD.
Propaganda of antiquity- Columna Traiani, Colonna Traiana, Trajan's Column.
Completed in AD 113 to commemorate Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars (101-106 AD) Trajan appears 58 times on the spiraling reliefs.
Reliefs portray Trajan's two military campaigns, lower half ilustrating the first campaign (101-102) top half second campaign (105-106)
You can see Saint Peter the Apostle, on top of Trajan's column. And in the background you have the cupola of the Church of the Most Holy Name of Mary at the Trajan Forum.
The column itself is, as could be expected, from ancient Roman times, erected to celebrate emperor Trajan's (r. 98-117 AD) triumf against the Dacians. But the saint on top is an almost 1500 years younger addition - earlier the column was topped by a statue of the emperor himself, but that one seems to have disappeared in the Middle Ages. I don't know if the statue was of metal, but if it was, the removal was probably just a case of wanting the material and not that someone wanted a (probably rather large) statue of an old emperor in their back garden. Saint Peter dates to 1587.
The church, in Italian called Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano, is a late Baroque creation dating to 1736-1751.
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The Column of Trajan was erected in 113 AD in honor of Emperor Trajan. It was located at the then just completed Forum of Trajan and was hemmed in by buildings. The column commemorates Trajan's victories in Dacia (now Romania).
The column including its base is forty-two meters tall (138ft). This was exactly the height of the hill that stood at this site. It had been leveled to create open space for the construction of Trajan's Forum.
The column is located at Trajan's Forum - part of the Imperial Forums - at the Via dei Fori Imperiali, right next to the Piazza Venezia.
Trajan's Forum was the last of the Imperial fora to be constructed in ancient Rome. In the background you can see Trajan's Column, a triumphal column that commemorates Roman emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars.
Trajan's Column and moon transiting through one story of man, 2000+ years later and man is still man, how the moon must be laughing at humanity. Has man really chaned? evolved? matured?
Carrara marble spiral bas-relief carving commemorates emperor's victories - double-click for much more detail
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From Palatine Hill, looking across the ruins of the Roman Forum, one can see innumerable monuments to civilizations past, as well as more modern structures, such as the Altar of the Fatherland, and the Via dei Fori Imperiali. The city and ruins are teeming with people in this image taken late afternoon on New Years Eve Day.
Trajan's Column and the pines of Rome.
Trajan's Column (Italian: Colonna Traiana, Latin: COLVMNA·TRAIANI) is a Roman triumphal column in Rome, Italy, that commemorates Roman emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars. It was probably constructed under the supervision of the architect Apollodorus of Damascus at the order of the Roman Senate. It is located in Trajan's Forum, built near the Quirinal Hill, north of the Roman Forum. Completed in AD 113, the freestanding column is most famous for its spiral bas relief, which artistically describes the epic wars between the Romans and Dacians (101–102 and 105–106). Its design has inspired numerous victory columns, both ancient and modern.
La Colonne de Trajan et les pins de Rome ....
La colonne Trajane (en latin : Columna Traiani) est une colonne triomphale romaine située sur le forum de Trajan à Rome. Elle est célèbre pour le bas-relief qui s'enroule en spirale autour de son fût et commémore la victoire de l'empereur Trajan sur les Daces lors des deux guerres daciques (101-102 et 105-106).
La colonne a été construite de 107 à 113, peut-être par l'architecte Apollodore de Damas dont le rôle dans la construction de l'ensemble du forum de Trajan n'est pas bien établi : il est possible qu'il ait seulement supervisé les travaux. La colonne est dédiée en mai 113, alors que le forum de Trajan a été inauguré l'année précédente.
We can't go far in Rome without seeing ancient ruins or old churches, monuments and sculptures. Here, from the front of the great white monument to Vittorio Emanuele II, we can see the domes of the 16th-century church of Saint Mary of Loreto and of the 18th-century church of the Most Holy Name of Mary at the Forum of Trajan, with Trajan's Column on the right.
The two sculptures at the entrance to the Vittoriano are called The Thought (Giulio Monteverde) and The Action (Francesco Jerace), left, both fundamental in the Italian unification process, as they are necessary to change the course of history and to transform a society.
Passing by Forum Romanum after nightfall. This is Trajan's Forum with the famous Trajan's Column visible in the background. I remember studying it in art history class!
Column: commissioned by Roman Senate, designed by Apollodorus of Damascus, built 113 CE, spiral bas-relief, Carrara marble
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Trajan's Column is a monument in Rome raised in honour of the Roman emperor Trajan and constructed by the architect Apollodorus of Damascus at the order of the Roman Senate. It is located in Trajan's Forum, built near the Quirinal Hill, north of the Roman Forum. Completed in 113, the freestanding column is most famous for its spiral bas relief, which commemorates Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars.
The structure is about 30 meters (98 ft) in height, 38 meters (125 ft) including its large pedestal. The shaft is made from a series of 20 colossal Carrara marble drums, each weighing about 40 tons, with a diameter of about 4 metres (13 ft). The 190 metre (625 ft) frieze winds around the shaft 23 times. Inside the shaft, a spiral staircase of 185 stairs provides access to a viewing platform at the top.
Carrara marble spiral bas-relief carving commemorates emperor's victory in Dacian Wars - double-click for much more detail
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A 300mm full-frame perspective from the Gianicolo towards the east. The buildings in the immediate foreground are on the east bank of the Tiber. So many interesting sites within this view: the Angelicum, Santa Maria in Ara Coeli, the Liberian basilica, Trajan's column, Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini (the nearest dome), part of the façade of San Carlo ai Catinari, and, of course, the Altare della Patria. I took a similar photo last summer, but I was limited to 120mm at that time and ended up cropping. Not a pixel cropped here!
Trajan's Column is a 35 metre triumphal column in Rome which celebrates the Emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars. It was completed in AD 113.
Here it is viewed from Via Magnanapoli.
The column is about 30 metres (98 feet) in height, 35 metres (115 feet) including its large pedestal. The shaft is made from a series of 20 colossal Carrara marble[a] drums, each weighing about 32 tons,[2] with a diameter of 3.7 metres (12.1 feet). The 190-metre (620-foot) frieze winds around the shaft 23 times.
the freestanding column is most famous for its spiral bas relief, which artistically represents the wars between the Romans and Dacians.
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Carrara marble spiral bas-relief carving commemorates emperor's victory in Dacian Wars - double-click for much more detail
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Carrara marble spiral bas-relief carving commemorates emperor's victory in Dacian Wars - double-click for much more detail
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan%27s_Column
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UNESCO World Heritage Site
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This 30 metre high victory column of Carrara marble was made to commemorate emperor Trajan's victory over the Dacians. It was completed in 113 AD, probably made by Apollodorus of Damascus on order from the Senate.
Originally it was probably meant for the column to be topped by the sculpture of an eagle, but these plans were revised and a statue of emperor Trajan himself was put there. This sculpture however disappeared sometime in the Middle Ages. 1587, on order of Pope Sixtus V, a bronze statue of St. Peter was placed there instead. He remains.
On the right of Trajan's Column is the Church of the Most Holy Name of Mary at the Trajan Forum,
Trajan's Column (Colonna Traiana) is a Roman triumphal column in Rome, Italy, that commemorates Roman emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars. It was probably constructed under the supervision of the architect Apollodorus of Damascus at the order of the Roman Senate. It is located in Trajan's Forum, north of the Roman Forum. Completed in AD 113, the freestanding column is most famous for its spiral bas relief, which depicts the wars between the Romans and Dacians (101–102 and 105–106). Its design has inspired numerous victory columns, both ancient and modern.
The structure is about 30 metres (98 feet) in height, 35 metres (115 feet) including its large pedestal. The shaft is made from a series of 20 colossal Carrara marble[a] drums, each weighing about 32 tons, with a diameter of 3.7 metres (12.1 feet). The 190-metre (620-foot) frieze winds around the shaft 23 times. Inside the shaft, a spiral staircase of 185 steps provides access to a viewing deck at the top. The capital block of Trajan's Column weighs 53.3 tons, and had to be lifted to a height of about 34 metres (112 feet).
After construction, a statue of Trajan was put in place; this disappeared in the Middle Ages. On December 4, 1587, the top was crowned with a bronze figure of Saint Peter the Apostle by Pope Sixtus V, which remains to this day. The column shows 2,662 figures and 155 scenes; Trajan himself appears on the column 58 times.
The relief portrays Trajan's two victorious military campaigns against the Dacians; the lower half illustrating the first (101–102), and the top half illustrating the second (105–106). These campaigns were contemporary to the time of the column's construction. The aim of the Dacian campaigns was to incorporate and integrate Dacia into the Roman Empire as a province.
Key specific events portrayed are the first crossing of the Danube by the Roman legion, Trajan's voyage up the Danube, the surrender of the Dacians at the close of the first war, the great sacrifice by the Danube bridge during the second war, the assault on the Dacian capital, and the death of the Dacian king Decebalus. It is unclear whether the column was meant to serve a commemorative function, as political propaganda, or both
The interior of Trajan's Column is hollow: entered by a small doorway at one side of the base, a spiral stair of 185 steps gives access to the platform above, having offered the visitor in antiquity a view over the surrounding Trajan's forum; 43 window slits illuminate the ascent.
The Church of the Most Holy Name of Mary at the Trajan Forum (Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano), is a Roman Catholic church in Rome, Italy. This church should not be confused with the church Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina in south-east Rome. The pale marble church stands in front of the Column of Trajan, a few dozen steps from the similarly domed, but externally more colorful, church of Santa Maria di Loreto. [Wikipedia]