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DOMUS AUREA
viale della Domus Aurea - ROMA
After the fire of Rome, Nero had a new Palace constructed: Domus Aurea.
The Palazzo spread on a surface
of approximately 800.000 square
metres, and was, therefore, bigger
than the Forbidden City of Peking,
which is thought to be the biggest
in the world.
Where you can nowadays see the Colosseum,
Nero built an artificial lake on
the banks of which free wild and
ferocious beasts lived. Right at
the entrance of his city-palace,
he also had a statue in his likeness
raised, which was 35 metres high.
Nowadays, out of the 127 rooms which
have survived, and after approximately
20 years of restoration, you can
visit round about 200 square metres
and a series of halls which shall,
no doubt, leave an extraordinary
and unforgettable impression on
you.
From the Eagle Corridor you reach
Polifemo's Nymph where Nero had
given orders to create a cave's
atmosphere furnished with a small
waterfall and hundreds of artificial
stalactites.
Crossing numerous halls, you arrive
at the Octagonal Hall, a banquet
hall which rotated around itself
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