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Tabularium
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The Tabularium is an imposing late-republican building, the remains of which form the foundations of the Palazzo Senatorio. In Roman times its function was to house the bronze tabulae with the laws and official acts of the Roman state.
The building was completed under Quintus Lutatius Catulus, consul in 78 BC, when the Capitol was restored following the fire in 83 BC.
The building proper sat on a thick base backing onto the hillside and rising from the level of the Forum. It was several storeys high and overlooked the square behind it, which occupied the valley between the twin heights of the Capitol. Above the narrow passageway on the first floor, which is lit by rectangular openings cut from the dense surface of the base, stands a vaulted gallery with wide arches overhead and architectural features. It is well preserved and can still be walked through.
In the Middle Ages a fortress was built on the remains of the Tabularium and was subsequently converted to become the Palazzo Senatorio. Since then this building has been used for purposes to do with the administration of the city.
From the 14th to the 17th century some of its rooms were used for the storage and sale of salt and others as a prison until the middle of the last century.
TABULARIUM: Piazza del Campidoglio 1
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Opening hours: Tues-Sun 9.00 – 20.00; closed on Mondays, 1st Jan, 1st May, 25th Dec
Admission: €6.20 (combined ticket allowing entrance to Capitoline Museums)
Admission free: children under 18 and adults over 65 years of age.
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