Caption

View of the ruins of the Basilica Julia on the Roman Forum in Rome, photograph, page, Roman Forum, c. 1863 - in or before 1873, photographer, Rome, Forum Romanum, paper, albumen print, height 92 mm x width 150 mm, ruin of a building, architecture, Basilica Julia, A sepia-toned photograph showing a scene of ruins and old buildings with an open foreground filled with rectangular stone blocks arranged in rows, some with debris on top, and a few shallow excavated areas. Behind the blocks a raised embankment leads to a row of multi-story buildings with tiled roofs, shuttered windows, and a central structure with a tall arched doorway. To the right a long arcade of arches and columns connects to more masonry and a ladder leaning against one arch. Scattered stones and rough terrain occupy the lower part of the image, and the sky above is pale and untextured.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A79_371

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38.2Mb (6.4Mb) / 14.4in x 10.3in / 4333 x 3082 (300dpi)

Keywords

View ruins Basilica Julia Roman Forum Rome photograph page c 1863 - 1873 photographer Forum Romanum paper albumen print height 92 mm x width 150 mm ruin building architecture sepia-toned photograph showing scene old buildings open foreground filled rectangular stone blocks arranged rows debris top shallow excavated areas blocks raised embankment leads row multi-story buildings tiled roofs shuttered windows central structure tall arched doorway right long arcade arches columns connects masonry ladder leaning arch Scattered stones rough terrain occupy lower part image sky pale untextured