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  • To the right were the ruins of the stupendous Claudian Aqueduct with its gigantic arches, stretching away in one unbroken series far into the Campagna: behind me the amphitheatre of Castrense: to the left, other ruins, once called the Temple of Venus and Cupid, and now the Sessorium: in front, the Lateran, the obelisk of Sesostris, the Porta San Giovanni, and great part of the ancient walls; and thence the view extended to the foot of the Apennines.

    The Diary of an Ennuyée 1827

  • The last time Valentino, or "Mr. Valentino" as he is often referred to even though his last name is Garavani, held a big party, the setting was the Temple of Venus, in 2007.

    Valentino's Modern Fashion Museum Ray A. Smith 2011

  • A meteorite, a "Zeus-fallen thing," was kept in the Temple of Venus in Cyprus and another one in the Temple of Apollo at Delphi in Greece.

    Donna Henes: Showered With Stars 2010

  • After 26 years of restoration, the Italian government has reopened the Temple of Venus and Rome in the Roman Forum to the public, reports the New York Times.

    Temple of Venus And Rome Reopens After 26-Year Renovation (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • After 26 years of restoration, the Italian government has reopened the Temple of Venus and Rome in the Roman Forum to the public, reports the New York Times.

    Temple of Venus And Rome Reopens After 26-Year Renovation (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post 2010

  • A meteorite, a "Zeus-fallen thing," was kept in the Temple of Venus in Cyprus and another one in the Temple of Apollo at Delphi in Greece.

    Donna Henes: Showered With Stars 2010

  • After 26 years of restoration, the Italian government has reopened the Temple of Venus and Rome in the Roman Forum to the public, reports the ...

    Temple of Venus And Rome Reopens After 26-Year Renovation (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post 2010

  • We walk to the Colosseum and pass 40 huge, chalk-white, fiberglass Doric columns rising out of the Temple of Venus.

    Peggy Siegal: My Roman Holiday with Valentino 2008

  • Since Valentino donated $270,000 to the city of Rome, Mayor Walter Veltroni gave him unprecedented access to The Temple of Venus, an ancient site so sacred that the Pope visits once a year by himself.

    Peggy Siegal: My Roman Holiday with Valentino 2008

  • An international team of experts has recreated Ancient Rome in a computer-graphics version that nails down the last column, statue and brick of the Colosseum, Senate, Forums, Temple of Venus and other famous sites.

    Archive 2007-06-01 2007

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