Column of Marcus Aurelius
🇮🇹Italy, Rome
The Column of Marcus Aurelius, located in Rome, Italy, is a Roman victory column built in AD 193. This 29.6-meter tall monument commemorates Emperor Marcus Aurelius’s military campaigns. It features a spiral relief depicting the Danubian Wars, similar in style to Trajan's Column.
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The column is constructed from 28 blocks of Carrara marble and features a spiral staircase of 203 steps leading to the top. Originally, it was topped with a statue of Marcus Aurelius, which was replaced in the 16th century by a statue of St. Paul. The monument stands in Piazza Colonna, a public square accessible to visitors, near Rome's city hall.