Trajan's Market in Rome was designed by Apollodorus of Damascus for Emperor Trajan, whose forum it was built to serve. The infobox gives AD 100 to 110, while the text says it was probably built in that range and inaugurated in AD 113. The article names no style. It is mainly brick and concrete, with a concrete vault carried on piers. It gives no dimensions.
Medieval builders added floor levels and the Torre delle Milizie in 1300. A 16th-century convent later became the Goffredo Mameli barracks after the state acquired it in 1885. The barracks were demolished early in the 20th century to restore the site. The Museum of the Imperial Fora opened in 2007.
It is a visitable archaeological site with several levels, marble floors and library remains. Many now believe the arcades were administrative offices. Entrances are at Via Quattro Novembre 94 and Piazza Madonna di Loreto. The article gives no hours or ticket details.
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