Part of the ancient city of
Pompeii has been restored to the public following a safety and
maintenance operation carried out under the auspices of the
Great Pompei Project financed by the European Union,
superintendent Massimo Osanna said Thursday.
Several restored domus (residences) have also been opened
to visitors for the first time.
The intervention concerns 60,000 sqm in the Regio VII area
of the ancient commercial town destroyed by the eruption of
Vesuvius in 79 AD.
The House of Queen Caroline, the House of the Wild Boar and
the Botanic gardens and adjacent building are among the restored
structures to open to the public for the first time.
The network of streets has also been made completely
accessible.
The work has largely involved the walls, frescoes and
mosaics, in addition to roads and pavements, gates and roofing.
Every intervention has been carried out in such a way as to
be instantly recognisable, reversible and compatible with the
archeological context.
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