Trajan's Column
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Trajan's Column is a monumental Roman victory column in Rome, renowned for its spiral bas-relief frieze depicting Emperor Trajan’s Dacian Wars and serving as his funerary monument.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Column of Trajan | 1 |
| Monument of Trajan | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman monument
ⓘ
architectural column ⓘ victory column ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Ancient Roman architecture ⓘ |
| artForm |
historical narrative relief
ⓘ
relief sculpture ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Dacian Wars
ⓘ
Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars ⓘ |
| completionDate | 113 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 107 ⓘ |
| contains | Trajan's ashes (originally in a golden urn) ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
High Roman Empire
|
| currentTopStatue | statue of Saint Peter ⓘ |
| currentTopStatueInstallationDate | 1587 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Trajan
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Trajan
|
| depicts |
Dacian warriors
ⓘ
Trajan ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Trajan
Roman army ⓘ scenes from the First Dacian War ⓘ scenes from the Second Dacian War ⓘ |
| designer | Apollodorus of Damascus ⓘ |
| function | funerary monument of Trajan ⓘ |
| hasInscription | dedicatory inscription to Trajan ⓘ |
| hasPart |
capital
ⓘ
internal spiral staircase ⓘ pedestal base ⓘ spiral bas-relief frieze ⓘ viewing platform ⓘ |
| hasStaircaseSteps | approximately 185 steps ⓘ |
| height | approximately 30 metres (column shaft) ⓘ |
| heightIncludingBase | approximately 35 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Historic Centre of Rome
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Rome)
|
| inception | 113 ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Imperial fora of Rome
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Fora
|
| locatedInCity | Rome ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict |
Trevi district
ⓘ
surface form:
Rione Trevi
|
| location |
Rome
ⓘ
Trajan's Forum ⓘ |
| materialUsed | Carrara marble ⓘ |
| numberOfFiguresDepicted | over 2500 ⓘ |
| numberOfReliefScenes | over 150 ⓘ |
| originalTopStatue | statue of Trajan ⓘ |
| patron |
Trajan
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Trajan
|
| purpose |
to commemorate the conquest of Dacia
ⓘ
to serve as Trajan's tomb monument ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1980 ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Column of Marcus Aurelius
this entity surface form:
Column of Trajan
subject surface form:
Column of Marcus Aurelius
this entity surface form:
Monument of Trajan