Basilica Ulpia
The Basilica Ulpia is a basilica in the Italian capital Rome that was built in Roman times . Only remnants have been preserved.
location
It is located at the north-western end of the Trajan's Forum at Foro Traiano 1 in the Rione Monti . To the north is the Trajan Column .
Architecture and history
The basilica was built together with the other buildings of the Trajan's Forum in the period between 107 and 113 under Emperor Trajan . It was built on a three-tier stylobate and was the largest basilica in Rome. They cordoned off the square on the northwest side. Possibly this spatial arrangement goes back to the principle of Roman military camps, at the front of which there was also a basilica. The basilica Ulpia, which had three entrances, was almost 170 meters long and almost 60 meters wide. The roof was covered with bronze . The parapet was designed with a relief frieze facing the front of a team of four. Trophies closed off on the sides. The magnificent frieze continued on the other three sides of the building. The basilica was divided into three vertical areas by rows of six columns each. Inside there was a division into five aisles by means of four rows of columns.
The building was used for court and business purposes.
Only remnants of the central part are preserved today. The apse on the east side is built over by the Scalinata di Magnanapoli and surrounding houses, which on the west side of Via dei Fori Imperiali .
Web links
- Basilica Ulpia on arachne.uni-koeln.de
- Basilica Ulpia on structurae.de
- La Basilique Ulpia on www.unicaen.fr (French)
Coordinates: 41 ° 53 '44 " N , 12 ° 29' 4.5" E