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Rome: Temple of Vespacian (1760s drawing)
Rome: Temple of Vespacian in the Forum (Piranesi 1760-1778)
These
columns are in front of the Tabularium, located in the north end of the
Forum by the Capitoline Hill. They represent part of the pronaos of a
temple once thought to be that of Jupiter Tonante, but now
recognized as being from the Temple of Vespacian.
The
high ground level in this 18th century drawing was a culmination of
centuries of deposits. By the mid 19th century, however, the base
of the Capitoline Hill in the Forum was excavated, and these columns
appear fully exposed.
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