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How Did Getty Villa Survive Pacific Palisades Fire While Neighbors Burned?
The recreated Roman villa, which often hosts high-profile events among the art, remained unharmed. According to Katherine E. Fleming, president and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust, the museum was ...
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The Roman Villa Experience
The Roman Villa Experience is set within the grounds of The Newt, a country estate in Somerset, and is one of a number of new buildings that populate the sprawling site. Comprising a contemporary ...
Photos show 2 key strategies that saved the Getty Villa from fires — and what homeowners can learn from them
The Getty Villa survived the worst fire in Los Angeles history because of key construction and landscaping choices.
Rome: historic haunts – and one new hotel – to explore
The Garden of Ninfa Filled with wisteria, cypresses and aquatic irises, the Garden of Ninfa is an enchanting historic garden located between Rome and Sperlonga. Its name derives from an ancient temple ...
I toured the Getty Villa weeks after 17 employees fought flames from the Los Angeles fires. Here's how it became an anti-fire fortress.
The Getty Villa's construction, technology, and staff training helped it survive the Palisades fire. Here's what it takes to ...
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Roman key-plate and key
This Roman brass key plate and the bronze and iron ... These and many other artefacts are displayed in the Villa museum. Comments are closed for this object What's this? Most of the content ...
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Villa emerges from Lake Fusaro, in Roman-era ’Vortex of Luxury’ and ‘Harbor of Vice’
Villa emerges from Lake Fusaro, in Roman-era ’Vortex of Luxury’ and ‘Harbor of Vice’. (photo credit: Josi Gerardo Della Ragione, the Mayor of Bacoli) The ancient remains of a luxurious ...
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Roman wall plaster with painted peacock
Brading Roman Villa on the Isle of Wight was first excavated in 1880-1881 revealing rooms with elaborate mosaic floors and many fragments of painted wall plaster. This fragment shows a peacock ...
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Submerged Roman-era villa emerges from Lake Fusaro, stuns archaeologists
"The Roman environments will be the subject of further studies by the Sopritendenza. They are located not too far from the Grotte dell’Acqua and make the presence of a luxurious villa with ...
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Roman wall plaster with painted peacock
Brading Roman Villa on the Isle of Wight was first excavated ... specifically stated are not those of the BBC or the British Museum. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external ...