Temple of Asclepius

The Temple of Asclepius inside the Villa Borghese gardens, in Rome, was built according to classical models in 1786 by architects Antonio and Mario Asprucci together with painter Cristopher Unterberger¹, perhaps as a memory of the destroyed ancient temple to the god of Medicine on the Tiber Island.

• Photos by Luca Borghi ti.supmacinu|ihgrob.l#| (October 2008)

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Bibliography

- G.Adanti, Le divinità della salute nell'antica Roma, Gazzetta Farmaceutica, Milano 1966, pp. 113 ss.

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Footnotes

1. See this Comune di Roma page.