 The temple was re-built after the removal of the gap between the Capitoline Hill and the Quirinal Hill, under the reigns of Domitian and Trajan; during the adaptation of the gap, a second floor of "tabernae" was created behind the west portico of the square and a building with pillars made of tuff blocks, named "Basilica Argentaria", was erected.The new temple was inaugurated in the same day as the Trajan's Column, on May 12, 113, as attested by an inscription in the "Fasti Ostienses".The Temple of Venus Genetrix contained an important collection of statues, paintings and engravings.