A series of grey granite columns is all that remains of the Basilica Ulpia, a vast 40m-high hall that once stood in Trajan's Forum. Built in the early 2nd century, it was the largest and most opulent basilica ever built in ancient Rome, measuring 170m by 60m.
Basilica Ulpia
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