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Trajan's column is a monument to (obviously) the emperor Trajan and his victory in the Dacian wars. It is famous not only for its unique construction, but for the precise details of Roman military actions. It stood in the area known as "Trajan's Forum" and was over 100 feet high. It had/has a spiral staircase running up its interior which led to an observation deck at the top. The inside was/is illuminated by 43 window slits. The ashed of Trajan and his wife were buried in its base. It originally had a statue of Trajan on top, but it has been replaced by one of St. Peter.

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A grand column that Apollodorus of Damascus designed for the emporer of Rome, Trajan. When Trajan died, it was said that his ashes were put inside the giant column.

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