TRAJAN'S FORUM, Introduction

Hi, I'm Alyson, your personal guide. Together with MyWoWo, I'd like to welcome you to one of the wonders of the world.

Today I'll accompany you through Trajan's Forum, which is one of the most exciting places in Rome!

You may already know this, but the large squares that were built in the heart of Rome by the emperors are called the "Imperial Fora", the last of which was built by Trajan around the year 110 AD, with no expense spared. The emperor turned to the greatest architect and urban planner of his time and entrusted him to design an archaeological complex dominated by a column covered with incomparable sculptures that would soon be renamed "the eighth wonder of the world". Reaching Trajan's Forum may seem a bit difficult because of the traffic, but it's very interesting not only for its archaeological ruins but also because you can see other notable buildings of different ages around it, such as the two domed churches and the medieval Torre delle Milizie....