Domus Aurea

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Domus Aurea was Emperor Nero’s lavish and sprawling palace complex in ancient Rome, renowned for its opulent decoration, innovative architecture, and symbolic excess.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman palace
archaeological site
architectural complex
architect Severus and Celer
architecturalStyle ancient Roman architecture
associatedWith Great Fire of Rome
Nero’s reign
Roman imperial propaganda
builder Nero
builtAfter Great Fire of Rome
commissionedBy Nero
constructionEnd 68
constructionStart 64
country Roman Empire
culturalSignificance important example of early Roman imperial architecture
symbol of imperial extravagance
decoratedWith frescoes
mosaics
sculpture
stucco
discovered late 15th century
eventDate after 64 AD
function imperial residence
pleasure palace
hasPart Octagonal Room
artificial lake
banquet halls
colonnades
gardens
pavilions
underground galleries
vaulted rooms
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
influenced 16th‑century Roman painters
Michelangelo
Raphael
Renaissance art
linked to: Renaissance

grotesque decoration style
influencedBy Hellenistic architecture
knownFor artificial lake
banquet halls
elaborate frescoes
extensive use of gold and precious materials
gardens and parkland
innovative architecture
lavish decoration
mosaics
octagonal room
opulence
stucco reliefs
symbolic excess
locatedIn Esquiline Hill
linked to: Esquilino Hill

Italy
Oppian Hill
Palatine Hill area
linked to: Palatine Hill

Rome
namedAfter golden house
occupant Nero
openToPublic yes
partlyBuiltOverBy Baths of Titus
Baths of Trajan
Colosseum
Flavian Amphitheatre
linked to: Colosseum
partlyDemolishedBy subsequent emperors
partlyDestroyedBy fire
partOf Historic Centre of Rome
rediscoveredBy Renaissance artists
roofType concrete vaults
status ruins
suppressedBy Domitian
Titus
Trajan
Vespasian
timePeriod 1st century AD
touristAttraction yes
translation Golden House
linked to: golden house
undergoing conservation work
restoration
usedMaterial Roman concrete
brick
gold leaf
ivory
marble
precious stones
visitedBy Ghirlandaio
Michelangelo
Pinturicchio
Raphael

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Nero residence Domus Aurea
Nero constructed Domus Aurea
Parco archeologico del Colosseo manages Domus Aurea archaeological area
linked to: Domus Aurea
Parco archeologico del Colosseo hasPart Domus Aurea archaeological area
linked to: Domus Aurea
Roman emperors typicalResidence Domus Aurea
Temple of Venus and Roma builtOnSiteOf Domus Aurea vestibule
linked to: Domus Aurea
ParCo manages Domus Aurea
ParCo promotes Domus Aurea
Oppian Hill near Domus Aurea
Domus Aurea hasAlias Domus Aurea Neronis
subject linked to: golden house
linked to: Domus Aurea
Severus and Celer workedOn Domus Aurea
Severus and Celer notableWork Domus Aurea
Octagonal Room locatedIn Domus Aurea
Octagonal Room partOf Nero’s palace complex
linked to: Domus Aurea
Octagonal Room associatedWith Domus Aurea complex on the Oppian Hill
linked to: Domus Aurea
Baths of Trajan builtOver Domus Aurea
Baths of Trajan locatedNear Domus Aurea
Baths of Titus locatedNear Domus Aurea