House of the Faun (Casa del Fauno) Pompei

Pompei , Campania, Italy
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    Ancient ruins, Historic home

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  • 1

    Ruined by Pompei

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    I had been waiting the entire trip for today. Pompeii is fascinating. I was sure that this was going to be the best part of the trip for Cory also. We started the morning with cappuccino and pastries at the hotel. They dusted little chocolate hearts ...

  • 2

    Guests in the town of Pompei 79 AD

    36 photos

    ... which had a large atrium and impluvium ( the sunken in part of the atrium used to catch rain water). This included the House of the Faun, which is one of the largest and more famous of the houses. At the entrance you and still see the original ...

  • 3

    Busses, Boats, and Trains

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    ... and bars covered with a mosaic pattern of large pieces of granite and marble. One 27,000 sq. ft. home, The House of the Faun, covered a city block. It had very ornate painted walls, beautiful courtyards and intricate mosaic floors. The city's gym and ...

  • 4

    Vesuvius Vivant

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    ... must have been shops, probably food ones.   From here we went back along the next (parallel) street to the House of the Faun and the three houses of The Labyrinth, Vettii and Golden Cupids, all in a row.   Clearly these were large ...

  • 5

    Getting back in time

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    ... (warm bath), caldarium (hot bath), and frigidarium (as in refrigerator). A few blocks away is the House of the Faun, perhaps onetime the largest house in Pompei. The name is derived from the bronze statue of a faun near the front entrance (the original ...

  • 6

    Perfect Pompeii

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    ... the inside! We visited several houses in Pompeii, many which have eaither remained in tact or have been resotred partially. The House of the Faun was particularly good. Most of the houses showed amazing frescoes. Once again it was easy to imagine the ...

  • 7

    Ruins of Pompei

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    ... .  It was not even presented properly for display, obviously just temporarily stored for a number of years or decades. We found the House of the Faun, and some of the other famous houses, but (fortunately) the erotic frescoes were closed for further ...