Temple of Venus and Roma

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ancient Roman temple archaeological site tourist attraction

The Temple of Venus and Roma was an enormous double temple in ancient Rome, renowned as one of the largest and most impressive religious structures of the Roman Empire.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Temple of Venus and Roma canonical 5
Roman Temple of Augustus and Rome 1
Temple of Venus Genetrix 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman temple ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
adjacentTo Colosseum ⓘ
architect Hadrian ⓘ
surface form: Emperor Hadrian
architecturalType peripteral temple ⓘ
builtOnSiteOf Domus Aurea ⓘ
surface form: Domus Aurea vestibule

colossal statue of Nero ⓘ
category 2nd-century religious buildings and structures ⓘ
Ancient Roman temples in Rome ⓘ
Temples of Venus ⓘ
commissionedBy Hadrian ⓘ
surface form: Emperor Hadrian
completedIn 2nd century CE ⓘ
constructionStart c. 121 CE ⓘ
reign of Hadrian ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
currentCondition ruin ⓘ
damagedBy fire of 307 CE ⓘ
dedicatedTo goddess Roma ⓘ
Aphrodite ⓘ
surface form: goddess Venus
designer Hadrian ⓘ
surface form: Emperor Hadrian
facing Colosseum ⓘ
function state cult temple ⓘ
hasPart apse ⓘ
cella of Roma ⓘ
cella of Venus ⓘ
colonnaded portico ⓘ
podium ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Rome ⓘ
inaugurated 135 CE ⓘ
locatedIn Italy ⓘ
Roman Forum ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
Velian Hill ⓘ
surface form: Velia hill
materialUsed brick ⓘ
concrete ⓘ
marble ⓘ
namedAfter Roma (personification of Rome) ⓘ
Venus ⓘ
notableFor being one of the largest temples in ancient Rome ⓘ
double temple design ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
orientation back-to-back cellae ⓘ
partOf Roman Empire ⓘ
period Imperial Roman period ⓘ
religion ancient Roman religion ⓘ
restoredBy Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius ⓘ
surface form: Emperor Maxentius
style Roman architecture ⓘ
UNESCOSite Historic Centre of Rome ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hadrian → notableWork → Temple of Venus and Roma ⓘ
Parco archeologico del Colosseo → manages → Temple of Venus and Roma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Temple of Venus and Roma area
Regio VIII Forum Romanum (ancient Rome) → contains → Temple of Venus and Roma ⓘ
subject surface form: Regio VIII Forum Romanum
this entity surface form: Temple of Venus and Roma (edge of the region)
Via Sacra → passes → Temple of Venus and Roma ⓘ
Ancyra → archaeologicalRemainsInclude → Temple of Venus and Roma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman Temple of Augustus and Rome
Theatre of Pompey → hasPart → Temple of Venus and Roma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Temple of Venus Victrix
Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine → nearbyLandmark → Temple of Venus and Roma ⓘ
Forum of Caesar → hasPart → Temple of Venus and Roma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Temple of Venus Genetrix
personified Roma → associatedWith → Temple of Venus and Roma ⓘ
subject surface form: Personified Roma
Temples of Venus → hasExample → Temple of Venus and Roma ⓘ
Roma (personification of Rome) → notableSanctuary → Temple of Venus and Roma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Temple of Venus and Roma in Rome