Roman Forum
| Our rating |
Outstanding location for symbolic weddings. |
| Cost |
Affordable. |
| Location |
In the heart of Rome, in a valley between four hills: the Capitoline, the Palatine, the Quirinal, and the Esquiline. A stone's throw from the Campidoglio wedding hall , Ara Coeli church, Monument to Victor Emmanuel II and Piazza Venezia. Very close to the Coliseum. |
| Setting |
The imposing ruins of the Roman Forum, a square that was the political and economical centre of ancient Rome during the Republic and of religious life and commerce during the Empire. |
| Exterior |
Outdoor location. The classic style of the Roman antiquities surround you. |
| Accompaniment |
Please enquire. |
| Ceremonies |
Symbolic wedding ceremony. |
| Capacity |
Usually five people are allowed to attend the ceremony, possibly more with permission. |
| Availability |
All year long, weather permitting. |
Unique characteristics of the Roman Forum
Civic and religious centre, business district, marketplace, the Roman Forum was the fulcrum of life in ancient Rome. Here the great Roman orators used to speak and the people passing by would stop and listen to them.
One of the most recognizable landmarks is the Temple of Vespasian, built by Titus and completed by Domitian to honor their father Vespasian. The eight columns that still stand are a focal point in the Forum.
The arch of Titus is a triumphal arch built at the highest point of the Via Sacra, the oldest street of Rome, to commemorate the conquest of Judea by the emperor Titus. The reliefs depict the procession with the booty taken from Jerusalem's temple and the triumphal procession of Titus in his chariot.
Through this arch many Roman soldiers marched, returning victoriously from battles, while the ancient Romans cheered!
Napoleon liked this perfectly proportioned arch so much that eighteen hundreds years later his architects reproduced it in Paris, in much lager size, when they built the Arc du Triomphe.
The Basilica Julia, started by Julius Caesar and named after him, was completed by Augustus. This building housed government and banking offices, meeting places and shops, but was used mainly as a civil law court.
You can admire three elegant Corinthian style colums, the remains of the Temple of Castor and Pollux that was often used as meeting place for the Senate and where the standards of weights and measures were kept.
The round temple of Vesta, goddess of the domestic hearth, and the house of the Vestals, the keepers of the sacred fire in the temple, were built very close to each other in the Roman Forum.
The Basilica of Constantine, begun by Maxentius and finished by Constantine around AD 313, has imposing vaults and its structure with naves was used as a model for later Christian architecture.
The other triumphal arch standing in the Roman Forum is the arch of Septimius Severus, erected to honor him and his sons Caracalla and Gaeta for their victories over the Parthians and the theme of the reliefs is scenes from the war in Parthia, modern Iran, with regions of Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and other Arabian countries.
The Arc du Triomphe du Carusel, also built by Napoleon in Paris, is a reproduction of this impressive arch.
Is it possible to find a more unique location for your symbolic Italian destination wedding?
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