What you'll hear inside House of the Faun:

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  Tuscan Atrium

  The Atrium Toscanum is the central courtyard of the Casa del Fauno and Pompeii's finest example of this architectural form.

• 2
  Tetrastyle Atrium

  The tetrastyle atrium is the secondary courtyard within the Casa del Fauno, distinguished by its four Corinthian columns that frame the domestic service quarters.

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  First Peristyle (Ionic Order)

  The first peristyle forms the smaller of two columned gardens at the House of the Faun in Pompeii.

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  Second Peristyle (Doric Order)

  The Second Peristyle forms the larger of two gardens within the House of the Faun at Pompeii.

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  Exedra with the Mosaic of Issos

  This reception hall, located between the two peristyles in the House of the Faun, features a striking entrance with two columns and two pilasters topped with stuccoed Corinthian capitals.

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  Tablinum

  The tablinum was the formal reception room positioned north of the Tuscan atrium, where the house owner received clients and conducted business.

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  Mosaico de la Batalla de Issos (réplica)

  This replica of the Mosaic of the Battle of Issus occupies the floor of the exedra separating the two peristyles in the House of the Faun, at the exact spot where the original was discovered in 1831.

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  Balneum (Private Bath with Hypocaust)

  The Balneum is the private bathhouse of the House of the Faun, equipped with a hypocaust – an ingenious underfloor heating system that distributed warmth from a large furnace throughout the chamber.

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  Fauces principal con inscripción HAVE

  The main entrance of the Casa del Fauno opens onto Via della Fortuna, framed by volcanic tufa pilasters and marked by the famous welcome inscription 'HAVE' embedded in the pavement.