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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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Roman Temple of Augustus and Rome	1
Temple of Venus and Roma (edge of the region)	1
Temple of Venus and Roma area	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Roman temple ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
adjacentTo	Colosseum ⓘ
architect	Emperor Hadrian NERFINISHED ⓘ
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	Emperor Hadrian NERFINISHED ⓘ
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	Emperor Hadrian NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 (5)

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

Ancyra → archaeologicalRemainsInclude → Temple of Venus and Roma ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman Temple of Augustus and Rome

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)

Parco archeologico del Colosseo → manages → Temple of Venus and Roma ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of Venus and Roma area

Hadrian → notableWork → Temple of Venus and Roma ⓘ

Via Sacra → passes → Temple of Venus and Roma ⓘ