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Trajan's Column
Trajan's Column is a freestanding Roman triumphal column in Rome that commemorates Emperor Trajan's Dacian Wars and was completed in 113 AD. The tall Carrara-marble shaft is wrapped by a continuous spiral bas-relief and stands on a decorated square pedestal at the north end of Trajan's Forum.
First raised
AD 113
Its prime
AD 113
Today
Still standing
As it stood in AD 113
The shape it held in its prime.
A single, towering Carrara-marble column some 30 metres tall rises from a massive square pedestal decorated with sculpted captured arms; a continuous helical bas-relief band winds up the smooth cylindrical shaft in ever-changing register widths. The marble is pale ivory, weathered but sharply carved, and the summit carries a statue on a small viewing platform. The monument is set within an urban forum courtyard, closely framed by flanking library blocks and the Basilica Ulpia.
Step inside
8 places to explore in AD 113.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at Trajan's Column — including 3 interiors: chamber inside the pedestal, interior spiral staircase, upper viewing platform in a flanking library. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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