Apollodorus of Damascus: Quick Facts

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Died	c.130
Notable Works	Trajan’s Column

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Trajan's Forum in Rome, Italy, showing ancient brick ruins with arched walls and a central tower, surrounded by modern city buildings and trees.

Trajan's Forum, Rome, designed by Apollodorus of Damascus, early 2nd century ad; one of the semicircular colonnaded exedrae.

The Column of Marcus Aurelius stands in Piazza Colonna, Rome, featuring spiral relief carvings and a statue on top, surrounded by historic buildings.

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Hardy Cross

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Antonio da Ponte

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Andrés Duany

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Charles Moore

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Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau

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Jean I Androuet du Cerceau

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Jacques Androuet du Cerceau

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Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople. Church of the Holy Wisdom. Church of the Divine Wisdom. Mosque.

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