Trajan’s Column (in the centre of the picture) was 38 m high and consisted
of 200 m of spiraling bas-relief telling the Emperor Trajan’s exploits against the Dacians.
On the top Trajan’s bronze statue must have shone in bright colors.
Two libraries were built nearby and terraces were installed above the
libraries to better view the work. Here from a higher angle the column
embedded in the great complex of Trajan’s Forum.