Temple of Aesculapius (Villa Borghese)

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Temple of Aesculapius

Temple of Aesculapius
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Coordinates	41°54′54″N 12°28′58″E / 41.9149104°N 12.48279053°E / 41.9149104; 12.48279053

The Temple of Aesculapius located in the gardens of the Villa Borghese, in Rome, was built in the ionic style between 1785 and 1792^[1] by Antonio Asprucci and his son Mario Asprucci, with help from Cristoforo Unterperger.^[2] The temple was perhaps built in memory of the destroyed ancient temple to the god of Medicine on the Tiber Island.^[3]

The temple houses a statue of Aesculapius, believed to be originally from the Mausoleum of Augustus.^[4] Neglected over the centuries, it was restored by Vincenzo Pacetti and sold to Marcantonio Borghese IV in 1785.^[5]