Temple of Vesta, the Forum, Rome: the restored remains of the temple
Artist/Photographer | Bissell, Gerhard |
Country | Italy |
City | Rome |
Subject Date | 210 |
Image Date | 2007 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Roman |
Medium | Digital image |
Library Reference | MG 4222 |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | Gerhard Bissell / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Temples ; Columns ; Ruins ; Round buildings |
NOTES: The Temple of Vesta, which had been rebuilt several times before its final incarnation in 210, was completely demolished in 1549 and its marble re-used in churches and papal palaces. But the section standing today was reconstructed in the 1930s.
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