After construction, a statue of Trajan was put in place this disappeared in the Middle Ages. Ancient coins indicate preliminary plans to top the column with a statue of a bird, probably an eagle. The capital block of Trajan's Column weighs 53.3 tons, and had to be lifted to a height of about 34 metres (112 feet). Inside the shaft, a spiral staircase of 185 steps provides access to a viewing deck at the top. The 190-metre (620-foot) frieze winds around the shaft 23 times. The shaft is made from a series of 20 colossal Carrara marble drums, each weighing about 32 tons, with a diameter of 3.7 metres (12.1 feet). The structure is about 30 metres (98 feet) in height, 35 metres (115 feet) including its large pedestal. Its design has inspired numerous victory columns, both ancient and modern. Completed in AD 113, the freestanding column is most famous for its spiral bas relief, which depicts the wars between the Romans and Dacians (101–102 and 105–106). It is located in Trajan's Forum, north of the Roman Forum. It was probably constructed under the supervision of the architect Apollodorus of Damascus at the order of the Roman Senate. Trajan's Column ( Italian: Colonna Traiana, Latin: Columna Traiani) is a Roman triumphal column in Rome, Italy, that commemorates Roman emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars.
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