Meta Sudans, large monumental conical fountain in ancient Rome
Meta Sudans is an ancient Roman monumental conical fountain located between the Colosseum and the Temple of Venus and Roma. It was built between 89-96 A.D during the reign of the Flavian emperors and marked the turning point of the Roman Triumphal Procession on its route to the Forum Romanum. The Meta Sudans was situated at the juncture of four regions I, III, IV and X of ancient Rome. The Meta Sudans was composed of a brick and concrete core with marble facing that stood up to an estimated 17m tall until the 20th century when its concrete core had diminished to 9m in height. The fountain was surrounded by an octagonal base pool with a diameter of 16m and a depth of 1.4m. It is believed that the Meta Sudans 'sweated' the water, either through oozing from the top or from waterholes found in the structure. Like the Colosseum, the Meta Sudans was heavily damaged by the Middle Ages and by the early 16th Century it was already a ruin.
Location: Rome
Address: piazza del Colosseo - Roma 00184
Phone: +390677400922
Email: pa-cololosseo@beniculturali.it
Website: colosseo.beniculturali.it
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