classicalmonuments:TheTemple of Venus and RomaRome135 AD31 m. tall, 145m. in length, 100 m. in width
classicalmonuments:TheTemple of Venus and RomaRome135 AD31 m. tall, 145m. in length, 100 m. in widthThe Templeof Venus and Roma (Latin: Templum Veneris et Romae) is thought to have been thelargest temple in Ancient Rome. Located on the Velian Hill, between the easternedge of the Forum Romanum and the Colosseum, it was dedicated to the goddessesVenus Felix (“Venus the Bringer of Good Fortune”) and Roma Aeterna(“Eternal Rome”). The architect was the emperor Hadrian andconstruction began in 121. It was officially inaugurated by Hadrian in 135, andfinished in 141 under Antoninus Pius. Damaged by fire in 307, it was restoredwith alterations by the emperor Maxentius. -- source link