peripteros doric temple with six columns on the front and eleven on the long side; the columns were made of raw travertine and covered with stucco to simulate the appearance of marble. It measured in length and in width. Six columns of the temple with their architrave still exist, incorporated in the left side of the church of San Nicola. Temple of Juno Sospita The temple of Juno Sospita was located between the temple of Spes and that of Janus: on its ruins, towards the end of the 11th century, the current church was founded. Built around 195 BC by Gaius Cornelius Cethegus, it was a peripteros ionic temple, with six columns on the facade, three rows of columns on the front side and two on the back side. A travertine staircase, the same which is still used today to access the church, led to the pronaos of the temple. It was the largest of the three, since it measured in length and in width, as well as the tallest one, as can be seen by comparing the preserved columns of each of the temples. The present structure is due to the restoration commissioned by a certain Caecilia Metella in 90 BC. The remains of the temple are the basement, which can be visited inside the church, and three columns incorporated into the facade, one of which has no capital; these columns were still visible in their original state before the facade was rebuilt. Other remains, such as some columns, are visible inside the church. See also Forum Venalium Forum Boarium Forum Piscarium Velabrum Notes Further reading Filippo Coarelli, Roma, Guide Archeologiche Laterza, Laterza, Rome-Bari 2012 External links Forum Holitorium Holitorium Rome R. XII Ripa Archaeological sites in Rome