Palazzo dei Conservatori Museum - Area of the temple of Juppiter Capitolinus
Area of the temple of Juppiter Capitolinus
Of this temple have been brought to light the impressive foundations made from blocks of stone that, through the superficial layer clay, rest upon the tufa rock below. Also freed from the modern walls that covered it, restored and suitably highlighted is the so called "Roman Wall", the only part of the podium that has come to posterity in its full height, on top of which is still to be found a considerable layer of cement-like material from ancient roman times.
The luminous gallery that opens onto the Giardino Caffarelli, constructed in what used to be the stables of the palace, allows one to admire for the first time, with a rich array of reconstructive drawings and models, the extraordinary results of the archaeological excavations completed in 2000 in the area of the "Giardino Romano", which have constituted the indispensable preliminary phase for the realisation of the grand exedra for Marc Aurelius.
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