Trajan's Column & Church of Santissimo Nome di Maria:
Trajan's Column was completed in 113 AD. It is one of the more famous columns in Rome. It is located next to the Church of The Most Holy Name of Mary at the Forum of Trajan. It is about 115 feet tall. You can visit it at any time of day or night. It's very close to the Roman Forum and Piazza Venezia. The official website of the Church is here: Church of the Holy Name of Mary at the Forum of Trajan The church is closed on Mondays, but other days you can visit it beginning at 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. and again from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The cornerstone of the church was laid in 1736 and it was consecrated in 1741.
Trajan's column tells the story of the wars between the Romans and the Dacians that took place from 101 to 106 AD. It may have been created by Apollodorus of Damascus.
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| The google maps location is here: Trajan's Column |

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