The
Domus Aurea or ‘Golden House’ was Emperor Nero’s extravagant palace. Containing sumptuous banqueting halls,
gardens full of exotic fruit trees and rare birds, gem-studded frescoes and
mosaics, a man-made lake, as well as a revolving ceiling and an absolutely
gargantuan 120ft bronze statue of Nero.
The Domus Aurea was built after the Great Fire of Rome destroyed most of
the city, leading to conspiracy theories that Nero started the fire himself to
clear the ground for his building project.
Though
the opulence of the palace has faded, visitors today can appreciate its
carvernous size as well as see an interesting temple dedicated to the cult of
the Egyptian goddess Isis, now that the sections of the palace underneath the
Baths of Hadrian are newly open to tourists.
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