Side with Augustus
original south side
Facade
I prefer to describe this as the "Side with Augustus" or "original south side", occasionally "south side" for brevity. However, I prefer never to use the term “south” alone, because it is not intuitively obvious and can even be misleading; because what is sometimes called the "south", its approximate original orientation, faces the Mausoleum of Augustus to the east as seen today.
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"Plastic model of the Ara Pacis Augustae Scale 1:10 On display in the Musee dell'Ara Pacis. Reproduced with appreciation. photo May 2010
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Original south side with Augustus at the right side of this diagram. Scanned from Erika Simon, Augustus: Kunst und Leben in Rom um der Zeitenwende; Munich, 1986, fig.28. Reproduced with appreciation.
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Looking from the public approach front, at the right, along the original south side of the surrounding precinct wall. photo Oct. 2008 |
"Plate 1. Reconstruction of the altar, designed by Joseph Durm" Scanned from Karl Dissel, Der Opferzug der Ara Pacis Augustae, nebst drei Tafeln; Hamburg, 1907, pl.1. Reproduced with appreciation.
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"Plate 3 - South side of the monument", print by "Leporini, Rome" Planar elevation. This detailed print shows the original south side as reconstructed in 1938. Because the narrow space of the museum makes it impossible to see this side as shown in this print, this is an especially useful image. Scanned from Giuseppe Moretti, L'Ara Pacis Augustae; Rome, 2005 (1st ed. 1948), vol.2, pl.3. Courtesy of the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome. Reprodued with appreciation. |
"Plate 12 - Figurative and floral frieze on the south side". Planar elevation. This composite photograph shows the 2 original south side friezes as reconstructed in 1938. These are rare photographs of each of the 2 friezes, of high enough quality to allow enlargement and zoom. Scanned from Giuseppe Moretti, L'Ara Pacis Augustae; Rome, 2005 (1st ed. 1948), vol.2, pl.12. Courtesy of the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome. Reprodued with appreciation.
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