The Trajan's Column is the only monument of the Forum that has come down to us practically intact and is the largest relief sculpture of all antiquity.
At the heart of the column is a long spiral staircase with 43 loopholes and 182 steps, from which the monument got its name Coclide. This is the first coclid column ever raised. It was in fact an absolute novelty in ancient art and became one of the highest points of Roman relief.
The monument consists of 18 colossal blocks of Carrara marble, each weighing about 40 tons and having a diameter of 3.83 meters.The whole column weighs 1036 tons.
On the top there is a terrace (with breathtaking views) that can accommodate 30 people.The void of the staircase lightens by a third the original weight of each of the drums of the Column, which are linked to each other by four bronze pins anchored with molten lead.
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