The Ara Pacis Augustae (Altar of Augustan Peace), commissioned by the Roman Senate in 13 BC and consecrated in 9 BC, is a masterpiece of Roman culpture celebrating Emperor Augustus’s establishment of peace (Pax Romana).
Housed in a modern museum in Rome, it features detailed marble reliefs depicting sacrificial processions and allegorical scenes. The Ara Pacis Museum, inaugurated in 2006, was designed by American architect Richard Meier to protect and display the ancient Roman Altar of Augustan Peace. Located in Rome, the modernist, white, steel-and-glass structure replaced a 1938 Fascist-era pavilion. The building features large glass walls with views of the nearby Tiber River and the Mausoleum of Augustus.
The modern, controversial museum building housing the Ara Pacis Augustae in Rome was designed by American architect Richard Meier. Inaugurated in 2006, the minimalist, white, travertine and glass structure replaced a 1938 Fascist-era pavilion, offering a contemporary, light-filled home for the ancient monument.
Here is a photographic impression of architecture and collection of the Ara Pacis Augustae in Rome.