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Structure-ID: s0009631
Created on: 18/07/03
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Pyramid of Caius Cestius

Completed in: 12 Before Christ
Location: Porta San Paolo, Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy
Pyramid of Caius Cestius, Rome.
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Structural Type:
Pyramid
Function / usage:
Mausoleum / tomb
Part of: Aurelian Wall

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DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
façade  marble
Dimensions
  height 27 m

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External LinkWikipédia: Pyramide de Cestius French

Relevant Literature
* Bussagli, Marco   Qu'est-ce que l'architecture?, Editions Gründ, Paris (France) , ISBN 2700012232, 2005; pp. 204-205.
* Hintzen-Bohlen, Brigitte   Art et architecture: Rome et le Vatican, Könemann, Cologne (Germany) , ISBN 3829031076, 2001; pp. 384.

 
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