Temple of Saturn

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The Temple of Saturn is an ancient Roman temple in the Roman Forum, historically associated with the god Saturn and serving as the state treasury of the Roman Republic and Empire.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman temple
ruin
architecturalStyle Roman temple architecture
associatedFestival Saturnalia
associatedWith Roman Senate
Roman religion
Roman state finances
coordinates 41.8925°N 12.4853°E
country Italy
culture Ancient Rome
currentCondition ruin
dedicatedTo Saturn
dedicationDate 17 December
earlierConstruction Republican period
faces Via Sacra
foundedAs temple of Saturn
function aerarium Saturni
state treasury
hasPart cella
columns
entablature
inscription
pediment
podium
pronaos
stairs
heritageDesignation part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Rome
housedObject laws and decrees
military standards
public records
state archives
state treasury reserves
locatedIn Italy
Lazio
Roman Forum
Rome
material concrete
travertine
tuff
near Arch of Septimius Severus
Rostra
Temple of Vespasian and Titus
numberOfColumnsFront 8
numberOfColumnsSide 2
order Ionic order
reconstructedIn 4th century AD
religion Ancient Roman religion
usedBy Roman Empire
Roman Republic
visibleRemains eight columns with entablature


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