travel europe italy campania pompeii the forum
The Pompeii Forum was an urban center, a main square of the city, home to the town's main civic, commercial and religious structures.
As the center of life for its citizens, large crowds would come here every day to meet, gossip, run business and worship.
The main square is loosly defined by restored sections of the colonnade which surrounded it.
LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S WEB PAGE ON POMPEII INCLUDING INFORMATION ON THE FORUM
TRAVEL: 1978, 2013 -
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unless noted otherwise all images copyright d. holmes chamberlin jr architect llc
(older images recovered from old slides)
Colonnade in front of the Temple of Apollo, looking north toward the Temple of Jupiter, the Forum, Pompei, Campania, Italy, 2013.
Columns and statue of Apollo, Temple of Apollo, the Forum, Pompeii, Campania, Italy, 1978.
Statue of Apollo, Temple of Apollo, the Forum, Pompei, Campania, Italy, 1978.
The Temple of Jupiter at the north end of the Forum, Pompei, Campania, Italy, 2013.
Colonnade in front of the Basilica, the Forum, Pompeii, Campania, Italy, 2013.
The Temple of Vespasian, also referred to as the Sanctuary of the Genius of Augustus, the Forum, Pompeii, Campania, Italy, 2013.
Colonnade in front of the Building of Eumachia on the east side of the Forum, Pompei, Campania, Italy, 2013.
Map of the Forum, Pompeii, Campania, Italy.
copyright d. holmes chamberlin jr architect llc
page last revised april 2020