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The columns of the Focas are erected in the Roman square and are said to be used as a memorial. Several columns have collapsed and only four have been left. They have been around for more than 1,000 years.
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The Phocas Column is located in the Roman Forum in Rome. It was built on August 1, 608 to commemorate the Byzantine King Phocas. The cylinder is still in its place. It stands isolated in ruins and became a landmark of the Roman Forum. It also frequently appears in cityscape drawings and engravings.
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The columns of the Focas are erected in the Roman square and are said to be used as a memorial. Several columns have collapsed and only four have been left. They have been around for more than 1,000 years.
Built in 608, the columns of the Forcas are erected in front of the ancient Roman square to commemorate the Byzantine king of the Forcas, and are the last architectural part of the ancient Roman square. The column was13.6 meters high and stood on the base of the square milky marble. The brick square foundation was not visible until the 19th century AD, when the ground of the ancient Roman square was cleaned up, and it was revealed to the earlier construction level. The original statue above the column has been destroyed. It now stands in isolation in the square, near the Arc de Triomphe of Seville, a landmark of the ancient Roman square.
The columns of the Forcas are the latest building to be built in the ancient Roman square, next to the Arc de Triomphe of Seville. The columns are in memory of the Byzantine king Forcas. Today, the column is only a square marble base and the Collins column above, and the statue of Focas at the top is missing, which is said to have only existed for two years. The attraction is also more historical than ornamental.
Another column to commemorate the hero, it is located in the heart of the ancient Roman square, is the vicissitudes of ancient Rome and the colorful history.
It's a famous Italian building. It's not Italian, it's ancient Rome.