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Towers that Fortify the Aurelian Walls
12021-03-30T11:16:07-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba228496Torri di cui son munite le muraplain2024-06-26T07:09:36-07:00A. Torri di cui son munite le mura. B. Arcuazione interiore della medesime per uso delle Sentinelle. C. Comunicazion da un’arco all’altro. D. Feritoje corrispondenti nell’esterno. E. Piano di Roma anteriore alla costruzione delle mura Aurelianensi. F. Piano di Roma, o sia terrapieno fatto alle mura da Aureliano, colle rovine degli Edifizi che ingombravano il luogo e le vicinanze delle mura.; Piranesi Archit(etto) dis(egnò) inc(ise).A. Towers that fortify the Aurelian walls. B. Interior arches inside the towers used by the Sentinels. C. Corridors between the arches. D. Exterior openings that correspond to those of the interior. E. Ground level of Rome prior to the construction of the Aurelian walls. F. Ground level of Rome, or embankment made for the Aurelian walls, with the ruins of the Buildings that cluttered the area and the vicinity of the walls.; Drawn and engraved by the Architect Piranesi.Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12020-04-10T20:59:54-07:00Towers that fortify the Aurelian Walls1from Volume 01 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Opereplain2020-04-10T20:59:54-07:00Internet Archivepiranesi-ia-vol1-008.jpgimage