Ara Pacis (Rome)

The Ara Pacis Augustae is an altar to Peace, envisioned as a Roman goddess. It was commissioned by the Roman Senate on 4 July 13 BC to honor the triumphal return from Hispania and Gaul of the Roman emperor Augustus, and was consecrated on 30 January 9 BC by the Senate to celebrate the peace established in the Empire after Augustus's victories.
There is now a new cover building, opened in 2006, designed by american architect Richard Meier. en.arapacis.it/
Categories: museum, monument, Roman Empire
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ara_Pacis
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Coordinates:  41°54'22"N 12°28'31"E
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