Arch of Trajan (or Porta Aurea), Benevento
Architect/Designer | Apollodorus of Damascus (fl. 100-112) |
Artist/Photographer | Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (1720-1778) |
Country | Italy |
City | Benevento |
Subject Date | 114 |
Image Date | 1778 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Roman |
Medium | Print |
Library Reference | SB101/1(135) |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Triumphal arches |
SOURCE: Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Vedute di Roma (Rome, [1747?-1788]), pl. 135 NOTES: This arch was erected in honour of Trajan across the Via Appia in 114 by Apollodorus of Damascus, Trajan's chief architect.
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