Rione X Campitelli in Roma in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)
Veduta del Tempio Detto della Concordia / View of the So-called Temple of Concord
1774, From Vedute Romane (Roman Views)
Piranesi shows us, in this as in two other etchings, how the foundations of monuments and their surrounding spaces were reused as private residences, equipped with stables and carriage houses. The imposing bulk of the Temple of Saturn (erroneously identified as the Temple of Concord) acted as a terrace to the Clivus Capitolinus on its uphill side and as a retaining wall abutting the Vicus lugarius on its downhill side. At the center of the print, Piranesi has drawn down to the smallest detail a two-story tenement built against the podium of the temple, complete with terrace, pergola and a series of potted plants to decorate its ledges. To show the temple in its entirety, Piranesi once again plays with the monuments' proportions, compressing the Arch of Septimius Severus considerably compared to its actual perspective.
Erected by Il Parco di Piranesi.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Arts, Letters, Music.
Location. 41° 53.554′ N, 12° 29.064′ 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 south of the Arch of Septimius Severus 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. Miliarium Aureum / Golden Milestone (here, next to this marker); Tempio di Saturno / Temple of Saturn (here, next to this marker); Umbilicus Urbis / The Focus of the City (a few steps from this marker); Volcanal (a few steps from this marker); Tempio della Concordia / Temple of Concord (a few steps from this marker); Veduta di Campo Vaccino / View of Campo Vaccino (within shouting distance of this marker); Vico Iugario / Vicus Iugarius (within shouting distance of this marker); Tempio di Vespasiano / Temple of Vespasian (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 . . . Parco Archeologico del Colosseo. Roma Turismo (Submitted on August 25, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 49 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 25, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.