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Towers that fortify the Aurelian Walls
12020-04-10T20:59:54-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba228491from Volume 01 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Opereplain2020-04-10T20:59:54-07:00Internet Archivepiranesi-ia-vol1-008.jpgimageAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-30T11:16:07-07:00Towers that Fortify the Aurelian Walls4Torri di cui son munite le muraplain2023-03-24T14:25:47-07:00Key: A. 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. Signature: Piranesi Archit[etto]. dis[egnò]. inc[ise].Key: A. Towers that fortify the Aurelian walls. B. Interior arches inside the towers used by the Sentinels. C. Corridors from one arch to another. 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 rather terreplein, formed from the ruins of Buildings that blocked the area and its surroundings that were used for the construction of the Aurelian walls. Signature: Drawn and engraved by the Architect Piranesi.
