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Basilica Ulpia, Forum of Trajan, Rome, Italy, reconstructed cross-section, with Column of Trajan on left.
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Title
Basilica
Ulpia
,
Forum
of
Trajan
,
Rome
,
Italy
,
reconstructed
cross-section
, with
Column
of
Trajan
on
left
.
Date
Trajan's Forum: 107-112 CE
Cultural Context
Ancient Roman
Roman
Italian
European
Western European
Style/Period
Roman (ancient Italian style)
Imperial (Roman)
Trajanic
Theme
Architecture (object genre)
Forums (open spaces)
Open spaces
Public spaces
Complexes
Buildings
Public buildings
Basilicas
Basilican plan
Apsidal buildings
Reconstructions (visual works)
Cross sections
Sections (orthographic projections)
Illustrations (layout features)
Drawings (visual works)
Architectural drawings (visual works)
Structural drawings
Exterior views
Interior views
Architectural elements
Exterior walls
Interior walls
Walls
Naves
Aisles
Passages (circulation spaces)
Apses
Columns (architectural elements)
Pilasters
Shafts (column components)
Fluting
Capitals (column components)
Corinthian order
Architectural orders
Colonnades
Clerestories
Windows
Galleries (upper level spaces)
Roofs
Structural frames
Ceilings
Barrel ceilings
Barrel vaults
Vaults (structural elements)
Arches
Floors (surface elements)
Opus sectile
Porticoes
Covered walkways
Piazzas (squares)
Public spaces
Squares (open spaces)
Plazas
Peristyles (colonnades)
Courtyards
Entablatures
Friezes (entablature components)
Friezes (ornamental areas)
Reliefs (sculptures)
Sculpture (visual work)
Statues
Figures (representations)
Figurative art
Men (male humans)
Riding (traveling)
Driving
Standing
Motion
Animals
Domestic animals
Horses
Quadrigae
Chariots (ancient vehicles)
Vehicles (transportation)
Horse-drawn vehicles
Monuments
Sepulchral monuments
Tombs
Memorials
Memorial columns
Triumphal columns
Emperors
Leaders (people)
Rulers (people)
Royalty
Monarchy
Upper class
Aristocrats
Officers (military officers)
Military personnel
Soldiers
Bases (object components)
Pedestals
Subject
Architecture
Forums
Buildings
Basilicas
Social & civic facilities
Reconstructions
Sections
Conjectural works
Illustrations
Drawings
Architectural drawings
Structural drawings
Structural systems drawings
Interiors
Architectural elements
Structural elements
Walls
Naves
Passageways
Apses
Columns
Pilasters
Capitals (Columns)
Corinthian order
Architectural orders
Colonnades
Clerestories
Windows
Galleries (Upper level spaces)
Roofs
Structural frames
Structural systems
Ceilings
Barrel ceilings
Vaults (Architecture)
Arches
Floors
Covered walks
Plazas
Courtyards
Entablatures
Friezes (Entablature components)
Friezes (Ornamental bands)
Architectural decorations & ornaments
Architectural sculpture
Sculpture
Men
Standing
Riding
Locomotion
Human locomotion
Animal locomotion
Horses
Animals
Chariots
Vehicles
Monuments
Monuments & memorials
Funerary facilities
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Emperors
Rulers
People associated with politics & government
Upper class
People associated with military activities
Military officers
Military personnel
Soldiers
Pedestals
Description
"The
form
of the
upper
levels
of the
structure
are
much
debated
by
scholars
and have been
reconstructed
here
after
the
work
of
James
Packer.
"
(caption
,
p.235)
; "
It's
total
length
was
about
170
metres
.
[...]
The
building
was
60
metres
wide
overall
. The
central
aisle
was
covered
by a
timber
roof
with a
span
of
20
metres.
"
(p.232)
; "
Trajan's
Forum
was
built
between
AD
107
and
AD
112...
"
(p.230)
People Pictured
Trajan, Emperor of Rome, 53-117
Location Depicted
Rome (Italy)
Forum of Trajan (Rome, Italy)
Italy
Material
Marble (rock)
Rock
Stone (rock)
Gray granite
Granite (rock)
Variegated marble
Cipollino
Numidian marble
Giallo antico
Pavonazzetto
Timber (lumber)
Timbers (wood by form)
Structural lumber
Lumber
Wood (plant material)
Masonry
Technique
Drawing (image-making)
Architectural drawing (process)
Illustration (process)
Work Type
Architecture
Buildings
Basilicas
Reconstructions
Illustrations
Drawings
Architectural drawings
Source
Connolly, Peter, and Hazel Dodge. The Ancient City: Life in Classical Athens & Rome. Oxford; New York: Oxford UP, 1998. (pp.[234]-235 bottom left)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Connolly courtesy: the author, Peter Connolly.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
507-33.jpg
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