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Image View Description:

Exterior: View from East

Date:

135 CE

Location:

Rome (Italy)

Work Type:

architecture

Culture:

Ancient Roman

Creator:

Hadrian, Emperor of Rome

Creator Nationality:

Ancient Roman

Creator Dates:

76-138 CE

Creator Role:

emperor

Creator 2:

Antoninus Pius, Emperor of Rome

Creator 2 Nationality:

Ancient Roman

Creator 2 Dates:

86-161 CE

Creator 2 Role:

emperor

Style / Period:

Imperial Roman

Measurements:

L.: 110m, W.:53m, H.: 29.5m

Photographer:

Gina Ciancone

Notes:

View of Colosseum. Inaugurated by Hadrian in 135 CE and finished by Antoninus Pius in 141 CE. Thought to have been the largest temple in Rome

Image Source:

Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History, Columbia University

Record ID:

1213_rome2012_tempvenus_vr_001