The prostyle temple, with its six Corinthian columns on the front side, faces southwards. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.Nice pictures…great structure.. and I loved the facts you've shared..History is always amazing!
This royal monument has taken me virtually to the history… Just imagining the ancient Romans with their Toga and Chitons…wonderful photos…how fortunate you are to have seen so many magnificent places around the world!The temple was constructed by a devoted husband, the Emperor Antoninus Pius (138-161 AD), for his wife Empress Faustina. The Temple of Divus Antoninus Pius and Diva Faustina is an ancient Roman temple in Rome, adapted to the 17th century church of San Lorenzo in Miranda.
Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.Nice pictures…great structure.. and I loved the facts you've shared..History is always amazing! & so amazing it has lasted all these years.and whatever angle you look at, the structure is simply amazing!Amazing.
In Modern Times, modern architecture consumes so much Energy, disturbs the Ecology, pollutes Environment by digging the Earth for building materials, for Signature Architecture, but its life is limited… The gulf between the rich and the poor increases, so also the NUMBER OF THE POOR POPULATION GROWS: Thy name is 21ST CENTURY.Nice shot! Temple of Concord. Beautiful pictures Indrani ji ! S. Freyberger, Sakrale Kommunikationsräume auf dem Forum Romanum, in: F. Mundt (ed. History and function.
Facts about Antoninus Pius 4: death.
It must have been an exciting discovery way back. Pensabene, Programmi decorativi e architettura del tempio di Antonino e Faustina al Foro Romano, in: , Scritti di Antichità in Memoria di Sandro Stucchi. In 141, Faustina passed away. ... (similar to e.g. Did you go in summer? Boni, Foro Romano, Atti del Congresso Internazionale di Scienze Storiche (Rom, 1-9. The temple was begun in 141 CE by Antoninus Pius and was initially dedicated to his deceased and deified wife, Faustina the Elder. After the death of this mighty emperor, the temple was dedicated to them both.
Lovely photos, Indrani!Superb captures as always, Indrani! When Roman emperor Hadrian (r. 117-138 CE) died on July 10, 138 CE, he left, as did his predecessors, an adopted son as his successor, Antoninus Pius. Bd.
Been there many years ago … nice to see it again!Thanks for visiting … IreneI am surprised that it still standssuch a grand structure.
Richardson Jr., Honos et Virtvs and the Sacra Via, American Journal of Archaeology 82, 1978, 240-246.A more detailed discussion and scholarly reconstruction can be found in the wiki of the digital Forum Romanum (Erika Holter, Maria Kames)The building rests on a high podium composed of tuff ashlar.
2, La Tripolitania – L’Italia e l’Occidente, Studi Miscellanei 29 (Rome 1996) 239–269.The temple was a cult site that was consecrated to the deceased Emperor and Empress Antoninus Pius and Faustina Maior.
Especially the columns! Bd. When Faustina died in 141, Antoninus was greatly bereaved and had a temple built in the Roman Forum in her name, had coins with her portrait struck in her honor, and created a charity called Girls of Faustina, which assisted orphaned girls.