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Porta San Lorenzo built by Aurelian
12020-04-10T20:59:44-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba228492from Volume 01 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Opereplain2021-12-01T03:29:20-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol1-012.jpgZoe Langeref2dd00d773765a8b071cbe9e59fc8bf7c7da399
12021-03-30T11:16:08-07:00Porta San Lorenzo built by Aurelian4Porta San Lorenzo di Aurelianoplain2022-09-01T08:14:10-07:00Key: A. Porta San Lorenzo di Aureliano. B. Canale per uso della porta levatora a costume di que tempi. C. Mura, e torri di Bellisario. D. Acquedotto dell’Acqua Marcia. E. Porta interna. F. Facciata della porta. A. in tutto simile alla chiusa G. vicina alla Magg[io]re H. I. Merli della Porta F. in forma più grande. K. Modinatura della Cornice. L. Acquedotto dell’Acqua Claudia. M. Porta interna alla Maggiore. Signature: Piranesi Architetto dis[egnò]. inc[ise].Key: A. Porta San Lorenzo built by Aurelian. B. Canal used for the drawbridge, in the custom of the times. C. Walls and towers built by Belisarius. D. Aqueduct of the Acqua Marcia. E. Interior gate. F. Facade of Gate A, which is similar to the closed gate near the Porta Maggiore H. I. Close-up of the Merlons of Gate F. K. Moulding of the Cornice. L. Aqueduct of the Acqua Claudia. M. Interior gate to the Porta Maggiore. Signature: Drawn and engraved by the Architect Piranesi.
