Temple of Trajan (Corner)

ID: TWNAPG16

Temple of Trajan (Corner)

View looking down (west) at the northeast corner of the Temple of Trajan. Note how the andesite blocks were covered with marble slabs. The glistening columns are Ionic in style.

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Keywords: Turkey, Western Turkey, Northern Aegean, Pergamum, Revelation, Trajan Temple, Hadrian, German Excavation, Augustus, Emperor Worship, Marble Facing