Herculaneum III.19. Main entrance to atrium of Casa dell’Albergo, linked to III.1, 2 and 18.

Excavated between 1928-29.

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III.19 Herculaneum, September 2015. Steps to entrance doorway to vestibule, room 1, of III.1/18-19.

III.1/18-19 Herculaneum, April 2013.

Looking west across vestibule 1, into room 2 atrium, and across to west portico. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

III.19/18/1 Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking west across atrium, room 2, towards garden area at III.1.

III.19/18/1 Herculaneum, September 2015. Impluvium, or site? of impluvium, in atrium, room 2.

III.19/18/1 Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking east across vestibule, room 1, towards entrance doorway at III.19.

III.19/18/1 Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking south towards room 7, in south-east corner of atrium.

III.19/18/1 Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking south across rooms on south side of atrium.

III.19/18/1 Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking west across rooms in south-east corner, south of the atrium.

III.19/18/1 Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking west across rooms in south-east corner, towards room 59, centre, south of the atrium.

III.19/18/1 Herculaneum, October 2020.  

Looking south-east from Corridor 17 in the corner of area 31, towards rooms on south side of house. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

III.19/18/1 Herculaneum, September 2015. Room 8, looking south towards other rooms, with Corridor 17, on right.

III.19/18/1 Herculaneum, August 2021. Looking south across room 8, from the atrium. Photo courtesy of Robert Hanson.

III.19/18/1 Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking south across room 8, from the atrium.

III.19/18/1 Herculaneum, October 2014. Room 8, looking south across rooms on south side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

III, 19/18/1, Herculaneum, May 2006. Room 8, looking south across rooms on south side of atrium.

III.19/18/1 Herculaneum, September 2015. Corridor 17, looking south from atrium.

III.19/18/1 Herculaneum, September 2015. Corridor 17, looking south from atrium.

This corridor would have led to the stairs down to lower levels.

According to Maiuri, this would have led to the lower floor and the subterranean rooms but only the staircase with the long corridor leading down to them has so far been excavated.

See Maiuri, Amedeo, (1977). Herculaneum. 7th English ed, of Guidebooks to the Museums Galleries and Monuments of Italy, No.53 (p.27).

Ins. III.1/2/18/19, Herculaneum, August 2013. Looking north-east from access bridge towards lower rooms. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

III.19/18/1 Herculaneum, September 2015. Corridor 17, looking south-west from atrium towards room 23, on right.

III.19/18/1 Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking east from portico 31, across atrium towards entrance doorway III.19.

III.19/18/1 Herculaneum, October 2014. Looking east across atrium, room 2. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

III.19/18/1 Herculaneum, October 2014. Looking north-east from portico across atrium towards entrance doorway III.19.

The area of the garden can be seen at III.1.  Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

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