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Casa Romana sotto il Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco

Typology: Monuments

Address

Address: Via dei Baullari, 1
Zone: Rione Regola (Campo de' Fiori-Piazza Farnese) (Roma centro)

Contacts

Opening times

Special opening of the Roman House until the end of May 2024 (unless extended).
Every Saturday + Sunday March 31, Monday April 1, and Thursday April 25.
Appointments every 20 minutes from 10:00 (first appointment) to 15:20 (last appointment). 

Admission for groups (max. 15+1 guide) is permitted only with compulsory reservation at 060608 daily from 9.00 to 19.00

Entrance only with required reservation, for groups at 060608 every day from 9.00 to 19.00.
Reservations are recommended for individual visitors.
In case of adverse weather conditions, it will not be possible to enter the site in the basement for safety reasons

The Casa Romana is not accessible to the motor disabled.
Guided visually disabled or visually impaired people can use all the li-fi stations, both on the ground floor, where there are two steps, and in the basement and on the upper floor, although they have to negotiate flights of stairs downhill (for the basement) and uphill for the first floor points. Enjoyment is ensured through the use of audio tracks created from the textual content.

Booking

» Obligatory
» Telephonic

Description

The structures that can be seen beneath the building, at about 4 meters from the current street level, were discovered in 1899 when the building was restored. A greater part of the remains may be dated back to the 4th Century, revealing different building periods and may have been used for different purposes. A portico with columns, made of available material (three Tuscan capitals turned upside down, used as bases) has been partly preserved. The paving, still in existence, reflects the different building periods: the first previous piece, in large rectangular marble slabs, was there prior to the portico and shows interesting antique restoring. The walls, decorated with frescoes with aquatic subjects and landscapes, were removed during the seventies and are at present kept at the Museum. It is understood that these underground structures lead to a public building in the Campo Marzio (to be used for the four equestrian factions competing in Rome) while at a later date, this area became a private residence.

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Culture and leisure › Cultural heritage › Museums

See also

Culture and leisure › Cultural heritage › Architectural and historical heritage
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