Granito del foro

Esquema

Getty AAT: Materials (matter)

Jerarquía

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Descripción

Granito del foro is an igneous rock which was once quarried at Mons Claudianus in Egypt. It is in fact a granodiorite rather than a granite, and is named for its use in buildings of the Roman Forum especially during the reigns of Trajan and Hadrian and in Tetrarchic imperial architecture.

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