'We had the opportunity to study several layers of mosaics that were superimposed on each other over the centuries, six in total: from a scientific point of view, this happens very rarely,' said Narducci.ĭuring the study of an area of over 2,000 square metres (21,528 square feet), archaeologists unearthed even more finds, some dating back as far as the eighth century BC, including the remains of a military construction that may have been a watchtower. Undoubtedly, the former home better evokes more of its original splendour - even after the passing of more than 2,000 years - through the chosen format rather than transforming all elements to a museum. The light show imposes brightly coloured paintings reminiscent of those of Pompeian villas on the walls, while missing portions of mosaics are replaced as if by magic. The garage plan was shelved after an agreement with BNP Paribas, which financed work on the excavations, he said.Ī multimedia visit greets the public, using plays of light and a soundtrack punctuated with bird songs to transform the atmosphere once again into the Roman 'domus' of a wealthy family. just where they were planning to build eight garages,' Narducci said, smiling. The mosaics depict sinewy vines creeping from pots, black and white geometric patterns, and even a bright green parrot perched atop a branch.ĭoors opened to the public on Friday after four years of technologicallycomplex excavation work that was completed in 2018. an architectural structure having two functions: to protect the mosaics and to allow the public to have access to it,' Roberto Narducci, an archaeologist from Rome's Directorate of Cultural Assets, told AFP. 'We are here inside an 'archaeological box'. It is there where mosaics from a Roman 'domus', or home, dating from between the first century BC to the second century AD, are visible.Įnsuing generations of Romans imposed six different levels of floors over the ages until in 2014, the remains were revealed by excavations to transform the former headquarters of the National Bank of Labour into an apartment building after its purchase by French bank BNP Paribas. Ture og billetter til St.It doesn't look like much from the outside, but a building in central Rome holds a hidden treasure in the basement: the remains of a Roman era home, including elaborate mosaics.Īt the entrance of the 1950s building at the foot of Rome's Aventine Hill, all appears normal, with a resident loaded with shopping bags kindly holding the door.īut venture a bit further, and down a short flight of stairs one arrives at the prize, hiding behind an ordinary grey metal door.

Ture og billetter til Holy Trapper (Scala Sancta) og San Lorenzo kapel.Ture og billetter til Borghese Gallery (Galleria Borghese).Ture og billetter til Capitoline Hill og Museer (Campidoglio e Musei Capitolini).Ture og billetter til Peterskirken (Cupola di San Pietro).Ture og billetter til Ciampino Internationale Lufthavn (CIA).Thank you again for your consideration and that in the end, you were able to enjoy the magnificent Domus Aurea and we provided a good tour for you there. We kindly ask you to please write a review about Coop Cultura on a separate review and reconsider your review for our tour without the coop cultura's employee's aggression with you as a whole rating mixed with ours because it reflects negatively on us. I believe that the rating of 3 stars that you gave us is reflective of your experience with the Coop Cultura employee and not with the service that we provided for you. As I had strongly suggested for you to leave a review on Viator about Coop Cultura to share your negative experience would be helpful. It was their employee that was aggressive and handled you guys negatively. The very unfortunate thing that happened is that the company that is the custodian of the Domus Aurea site and the Colosseum for that matter is called Coop Cultura. You enjoyed the tour itself and that you thought that the guide was good. We did everything we could to make sure that you got in to make the tour even when you admit that your group was running late and we did get you in. Dear Frists_S, we were happy to be able to talk to you about this over the phone and were happy to be able to clarify for you a few things.

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