#cryptoporticus

[ancientstuff]

Vault of large cryptoporticus in the villa Civita Giuliana in Pompeii emerges from new excavations

A white flower that stands out delicately from the vibrant black background of a wall. This is the vault of a large cryptoporticus yet to b...

Lovely flower. Sounds like a very interesting site, with a wide range of architecture in a large villa. Exciting.

[kararadaygum]

[thecrankyprofessor]

Empress Livia’s Garden Room from the villa at Primaporta - now at the Museo Palazzo Massimo. 

I sometimes think this is my favorite painting in the world - certainly it’s my favorite Roman wall painting.

[optikestrav]

The cryptoporticus of Coimbra, ancient Roman city of Aeminium

(2023)

© optikestrav

[worldwanderings-net]

Cryptoporticus of Arles

It seems that I have finally reached the main city center of Arles. There are significantly more people here, especially tourists. This means that I am most probably on the right path. I have already seen signs of Arles Roman past and it seems that there are more of them here. Arles has a few sites included in the UNESCO World Heritage site listing for the city. The next one something that is hidden - quite literally. The cryptoporticus of Arles is part of the heritage which the Romans have left behind in Arles.

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