Rione X Campitelli in Roma in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)

Veduta del Sito Ov'era L'antico Foro Romano / View of the Site Where the Ancient Roman Forum Was

1756, From Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome)

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

1. Veduta del Sito Ov'era L'antico Foro Romano / View of the Site Where the Ancient Roman Forum Was Mar

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

In questa veduta di eccezionale ampiezza e profondità Piranesi presenta il lato meridionale del Foro Romano visto guardando verso il colle Aventino, che si staglia sullo sfondo con le basiliche di S. Sabina e di S. Alessio sulla sommità, immerso in una limpida luce estiva. A sinistra il Palatino coronato da cipressi lievemente arcuati da una leggera brezza, con i resti della Domus Tiberiana e degli edifici di età domizianea alle sue pendici. Verso il margine sinistro è visibile per metà il prospetto e tutto il fianco destro della chiesa di S. Maria Liberatrice, demolita nel 1900, presso la quale svettano le tre colonne superstiti del Tempio dei Castori. Sulla destra della stampa il campo è occupato dalla serie di edifici adibiti a Fienili, prevalentemente di pertinenza del retrostante ospedale di S. Maria della Consolazione.

English:
In this view of exceptional breadth and depth, Piranesi presents the southern side of the Roman Forum. This vantage pointe is visible when facing the direction of the Aventine Hill, which looms in the background and is identifiable by the basilicas of Santa Sabina and Sant'Alessio

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bathed in clear summer light on its summit. To the left, the Palatine stands crowned with cypresses that bend lightly in a delicate breeze. The ruins of the Domus Tiberiana and the Domitian-age buildings appear on its slopes. At the far-left edge of the print, half of the façade and the entire right flank of the church of Santa Maria Liberatrice (demolished in 1900) are visible, near which stand the three surviving columns from the Temple of Castor and Pollux. The field on the right side of the print is occupied by a series, of buildings used as haylofts, primarily connected to the Santa Maria della Consolazione hospital in the background.

Erected by Il Parco di Piranesi.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 41° 53.526′ N, 12° 29.143′ E. Marker is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is in Rione X Campitelli. Marker is on Via Sacra. The marker is located west of the Arch of Titus in the Roman Forum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roma, Lazio 00186, Italy. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Via Sacra: Il Foro e la Citta Pubblica / Via Sacra: the Forum and the Public City (a few steps from this marker); Tempio di Castore e Polluce / Temple of Castor and Pollux

The View of the Site Where the Ancient Roman Forum Was and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

2. The View of the Site Where the Ancient Roman Forum Was and Marker

(a few steps from this marker); Tempio del Divo Giulio / Temple of Caesar (a few steps from this marker); Basilica Giulia / Basilica Iulia (a few steps from this marker); Roman Forum. History of the Excavations (within shouting distance of this marker); Altar of Caesar / Ara di Cesare (within shouting distance of this marker); Forum Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Tabernae at the Front of the Basilica Aemilia (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.

More about this marker. The marker is located in the Parco Archeologico del Colosseo (Roman Forum Archaeological Park) and it does require an entry fee to visit.

Also see . . .
1. Parco Archeologico del Colosseo. Roma Turismo (Submitted on August 21, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

2. Roman Forum. Wikipedia

The Roman Forum (also known by its Latin name Forum Romanum (Italian: Foro Romano)) is a rectangular forum (plaza) surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the center of the city
Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

3. The view of the Roman Forum and Marker with the Arch of Septimius Severus in the background
of Rome. Citizens of the ancient city referred to this space, originally a marketplace, as the Forum Magnum, or simply the Forum.

(Submitted on August 21, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The Roman Forum image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

4. The Roman Forum

Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 51 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 22, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.