Museo dell'Ara Pacis - Exterior
Right Side - facing the Mausoleo di Augusto
The right side of the museum runs closely beside the Via di Ripetta, the farthest back section of the building running directly into the cobblestones with no sidewalk. Beside the museum, the street is now normally closed to vehicles, creating a pedestrian walkway and, toward the front of the museum, a protected area onto which the grand staircase spills. The current project for the Piazza Augusto Imperatore is designed to connect this level to a green terrace being consturcted around the Mausoleum di Augusto.
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 Main entrance to the museum under the lower level exhibition area. photo Oct. 2008
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 Looking along the right side of the grand stairs and entire museum building, along the Via di Ripetta. The Res Gestae wall, seen in the distance, indicates the height of the base along the entire side of the 1938 pavilion. This base also bent around the two ends of the pavilion (cf. photo at right). The oppressive size of this base has been significantly allieviated in the design of the new museum. photo Oct. 2008
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 Front of the 1938 Ara Pacis pavilon, designed by Vittorio Ballio Morpurgo.
Via di Ripetta runs along
the right side. photo April 1986
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 East facade of the entire museum building, beside the Via di Ripetta. photo Oct. 2008
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 Northeast corner of the office, auditorium, facilities block. photo Oct. 2008
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 Most walls of the structure at photo May 2010 |
 Looking north along the right side photo July 2008 |
 Looking south along the right side photo July 2008 |
 Overhand at front of grand hall. photo Oct. 2008
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 Windows to the bookstore above; photo May 2010
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 The exterior white walls photo May 2010
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 Ceiling of grand hall overhanging photo May 2010
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