Plan your visit to one of Ancient Rome’s most remarkable monuments and discover the timeless beauty of the Ara Pacis, the Altar of Peace commissioned by Emperor Augustus. Preserved inside the modern Ara Pacis Museum, designed by renowned architect Richard Meier, this extraordinary masterpiece is one of Rome’s most important archaeological treasures.
GOOD TO KNOW
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Address: Lungotevere in Augusta (corner Via Tomacelli), Rome
Closings: January 1, May 1, December 25
Available times: everyday from 09:30 am to 07:30 pm. The ticket is a one-day ticket that permits the entrance from 09:30 am until closure. The museum closes at 7:30 pm. The ticket office closes at 06:30 pm.
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THE MONUMENT
The expected of the Ara Pacis was rebuilt thanks to the testimony of sources and studies during the excavations, as well as representations of Roman coins.
The Ara Pacis is composed of an enclosure almost squared with marble, elevated on a low podium; inside, above a staircase, it stands the altar real. The surface of the enclosure is decorated with relief. In the scenes, the depth of space is obtained by different thicknesses of the figures. The Ara Pacis is a key monument of Augustan public art, with motifs of different origin: the classical greek art (in the friezes of the processions), hellenistic art (in the frieze and panels), roman art (in the frieze of the altar). The appearance was, so, eclectic and the creation was the work of greek shops.
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