Library of the Baths of Trajan (Rome)

Italy / Lazio / Rome / Via della Domus Aurea
 ruins, Roman Empire, bathhouse, 2nd century construction
The Baths of Trajan, begun in AD 104 and dedicated during the Kalends of July in 109, were a massive Roman bathing and leisure complex, built in Rome. Commissioned by Emperor Trajan, the complex of baths occupied space on the southern side of the Oppian Hill on the outskirts of what was then the main developed area of the city, although still inside the boundary of the Servian Wall. The architect of the complex is said to be Apollodorus of Damascus. After being utilized mainly as a recreational and social center by Roman citizens for many years, the baths seem to have been deserted at the time of the siege of Rome by the Goths in AD 537.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baths_of_Trajan
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Coordinates:   41°53'33"N   12°29'38"E
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