Colonne di San Lorenzo

The sixteen Corinthian columns standing in a row are the most visible remains of the Roman city once known as Mediolanum. These marble shafts, each rising about seven and a half meters high, were salvaged from a second or third-century pagan temple or public bathhouse. In the fourth century, they were transported to their present site to serve as a grand atrium for the Basilica of San Lorenzo, which stands directly behind them.