• The Temple of Venus -on a panoramic viewpoint overlooking the plain- was built soon after the establishment of Pompeii as a Roman colony.
  • The Roman goddess Venus was the patron deity of the city of Pompeii, and her temple occupied a prominent location at the southern edge of the site, overlooking...
  • 1. The Temple of Venus is located in the ancient ruins of Pompeii in Italy. 2. It dates back to the 1st century BC and is a popular tourist attraction today.
  • ...the temple was embellished by two pedestals with statues and provided access to the houses at the foot of the slope where the priests of Venus probably lived.
  • The Temple of Venus - on an all encompassing perspective disregarding the plain-was assembled not long after the foundation of Pompeii as a Roman...
  • New research in the area of the Temple of Venus has been focused on its eastern courtyard. It has been conducted in parallel with the re-examination of...
  • The Temple of Venus of Pompeii is immediately to the right at the entrance to the city along the Marina (Sea) Gate.
  • As one of the first buildings completed under this new regime, the Temple of Venus was built in accordance with strict Roman architectural guidelines.
  • There is, however, an impressive, very large modern statue of a naked man, gazing out over the town wall of Pompeii from within the Temple of Venus.