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Plan of the Baths of Diocletian
12021-03-30T11:16:08-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba228494Pianta delle Terme di Dioclezianoplain2022-09-09T03:57:02-07:00Title and description: PIANTA delle Terme di Diocleziano, Il primo loro piano fu riempiuto di scarichi delle rovine di una parte delle fabbriche del piano superiore, le quali, perchè minacciavano rovina, furon fatte demolireda Sisto V. La tinta più nera indica gli avanzi ch’ esistono, e la più leggiera il supplimento da me fattovi come nelle altre tavole. Key: 1. Argine di Tarquinio al pari di questo piano. 2. Strada selciata che porta ai tre ingressi delle Terme. 3. Vestibolo. 4. Portico, il quale circondava la gran piazza, e conduceva agli’ingressi della Palestra.5. Vestiboli degli atrj. 6. Tablini. 7. Atrj del Sisto scoperti. 8. Magnifico e vastissimo Sisto, diviso in tre portici, e maggiore di tutti tra le Terme. 9. Luoghi ove si preparavano gli Atleti, e gli altri che si esercitavano nel Sisto. 10. Cavedi Scoperti per dar lume a’ portici della Palestra. 11. Atrio della Palestra, overo Dieta per uso di chi veniva da questa parte. 12. Stanza degli Atleti con bagno. 13. Alveo, o fossa. 14. Fornelli per riscaldare la stanza predetta. 15. Accademie. 16. Esedre a similitudine di portici per ricovero del Popolo. 17. Area con sedili in prospetto per comodo degli spettatori de’ giuochi. 18. Portico che circondava i sedili suddetti fabbricato in maggiore elevazione de’ medesimi. 19. Biblioteca greca. 20. Biblioteca latina l’una e l’altra fatte quivi trasportare da Diocleziano dal Foro di Trajano. 21. Diversi emicicli, o accademie per uso de’ letterati. 22. Luoghi ove s’ esercitava la gioventù. 23. Luoghi per riporvi gli strumenti necessari, e le vesti degli Atleti, e per abitazione degli ufiziali. 24. Abbaini per dar lume al piano inferiore. 25. Tepidario delle Terme. 26. Tempio d’Esculapio. 27. Tempio della Salute. Signature: Piranesi Archit[etto]. dis[egnò]. inc[ise].Title and description: PLAN of the Baths of Diocletian. The first floor was filled with fragments of ruins from a part of the buildings on the upper floor. These buildings were demolished by Sixtus V because they were in danger of collapsing. The darker ink indicates the extant ruins and the lighter ink indicates my additions, as in the other plates. Key: 1. Embankment [built by] Tarquin equal to the height of this level. 2. Cobblestone street that leads to the three entrances of the Baths. 3. Vestibule. 4. Portico that surrounded the great square and led to the entrance of the Gymnasium. 5. Vestibules of the atria. 6. Dining rooms. 7. Open Atria of the Xystus. 8. Magnificent and incredibly vast Xystus, divided into three porticoes, and the largest of all the Baths. 9. Places where the Athletes prepared themselves, and where others exercised in the Xystus. 10. Open Courtyard, to give light to the porticoes of the Gymnasium. 11. Atrium of the Gym, or rather Assembly Hall for the use of people coming from this side [of the Baths]. 12. Room with a bath for the athletes. 13. Waterbed, or pit. 14. Furnaces for heating the aforementioned room. 15. Academies. 16. Exedra similar to the porticoes to give shelter to the People. 17. Area with seats, shown in plan view, for the comfort of the spectators of the games. 18. Portico that surrounded the aforementioned seats, built in higher elevation. 19. Greek Library. 20. Latin Library, [both of which were] brought here by Diocletian from the Forum of Trajan. 21. Various hemicycles, or academies, for the use of the scholars. 22. Place where the youths exercised. 23. Place where the necessary equipment and clothes of the Athletes were held, as well as [the location of] the housing for the officials. 24.Attics to give light to the lower floor. 25. Tepidarium of the Baths. 26. Temple of Aesculapius. 27. Temple of Salus. Signature: Drawn and engraved by the Architect Piranesi.Zoe Langeref2dd00d773765a8b071cbe9e59fc8bf7c7da399
12020-04-10T20:59:10-07:00Plan of the Baths of Diocletian1from Volume 01 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Opereplain2020-04-10T20:59:10-07:00Internet Archivepiranesi-ia-vol1-071.jpgimage