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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]
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Coordinates | 41°54′54″N 12°28′58″E |
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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]
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