Trajan's Column
ancient Roman victory column, a landmark of Rome, Italy
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Summary
Trajan's Column is a victory column[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of victory column entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,814 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Rome[3]
- Country: Italy[4]
- Instance of: archaeological site[5]
- Architect: Apollodorus of Damascus[6]
- Commissioned by: Trajan[7]
- Genre: public art[8]
- Named after: Trajan[9]
- Made from material: marble[10]
- Location: Trajan's Forum[11]
- Commons category: Trajan's Column[12]
- Commemorates: Trajan's Dacian Wars[13]
- Inception: January 1, 113[14]
- Official website: http://www.stoa.org/trajan/[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Trajan's Column[16]
- Commons gallery: Columna Traiana[17]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19]
- Title: Trajan’s Column[20]
- Commons Institution page: Trajan's Column[21]
- Native label: Columna Traiana[22]
- Different from: The Column[23]
- Time period: culture of ancient Rome[24]
- Name: Colonne Trajane[25]
- Culture: Ancient Rome[26], culture of ancient Rome[27]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q12715477[28]
- Derivative work: Trajan[29], Trajan giving the starting signal - Scene of Trajan's Column[30], casting of Trajan's Column in the Musée des Antiquités Nationales[31]
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Cultural Impact
Things named for Trajan's Column include Trajan[32], a typeface family[33].
Why It Matters
Trajan's Column has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for it include Trajan[32], a typeface family[33].