Temple of Hadrian

As Hadrianeum (Italian Tempio di Adriano ), the impressive remains of a temple at the Piazza di Pietra are referred to in Rome, which was inaugurated in honor of the deified Roman Emperor Hadrian in the year 145 by his successor Antoninus Pius. Erroneously, the Castel Sant'Angelo is referred to as a former Mausoleum of Hadrian as ' Hadrianeum ' sometimes.

The temple, built in the Corinthian style, originally consisted of probably 13 white marble columns on each long side and 8 depending on the narrow side. The columns have a diameter of 1.44 m and reach each have a height of 15 m. The temple was built on a 4 m high podium, which consisted, like the cella of peperine. However, the cella was lined with great certainty with marble slabs. In the Cella Formerly pillars with elaborate reliefs, which represented mainly personifications of the Roman provinces. A wide staircase leading to the temple, which has an eastern direction, up.

Today, from the Temple of Hadrian, who once trimmed the Marcus Aurelius column together with the Temple of Marcus Aurelius, received only 11 of the former probably 13 Corinthian columns of the northern long side and the northern cella wall. These parts just seem to have been left in the 17th century, because on the orders of Pope Innocent XII. these ruins of the former pagan temple, were integrated into a new customs house, which was built in the typical baroque style. When, towards the end of the 19th century, the customs office was moved to the station, designed Virgino Vespignani the whole 1878 the seat of the Roman Exchange and Chamber of Commerce has to offer. This function has maintained until today the building. In the course of reworking in 1878 and later on the further development of the year 1928, the surviving ancient columns and the cella wall were uncovered again. By the end of 2008, the front pillar has been thoroughly renovated.