A group of workers were hired to renovate a luxury apartment building at the foot of Aventine Hill in Rome, Italy. While working, some of them accidentally found a secret floor in the apartment building. This area is part of an old apartment complex, but strangely, no one knew about its existence for decades.
It wasn’t until the workers discovered it that this floor was discovered. The workers shared that they entered the newly discovered area and realized that right under the floor of the apartment building was a great Roman palace. It seemed that it had been buried here for many years.
One of the floors is inlaid with marble. (Photo: Dailymail)
Archaeologists were alerted and soon arrived at the apartment complex. After surveying, they estimated that the residence had been buried for at least 2,000 years. The architecture showed that it belonged to the Roman period (509-27 BC).
What is special is that it is still incredibly intact. This mansion is not only an amazing architectural work but also contains other precious treasures inside.
It is a floor consisting of 6 layers and each layer is covered with luxurious mosaics. Specifically, the floor is paved with mosaics from hundreds, billions of marble stones that have been meticulously polished.
Even the walls of this mansion are inlaid with marble. The surrounding area is decorated with busts dating back hundreds of years. Surrounding the villa are the remains of a wall and an even older defensive wall, estimated to date back to the 8th century BC.
A room in the mansion was found. (Photo: Dailymail)
According to archaeologists' analysis, due to the floor sinking a lot since the 2nd century AD, there are unnatural caves underneath it left after the stone mining process. The latest floor also sank about 1m compared to the general structure of the building. That could be the reason why it was abandoned.
The richness of the decorative works suggests the villa belonged to a very powerful person, possibly related to royalty, according to Dr Daniela Porro, a senior official for cultural heritage in Rome.
BNP Paribas Real Estate, which owns the apartment block above, is spending around €3m to restore the property with the Rome government. It will open as a private museum in the near future, with an entrance fee of €10.
Quoc Thai (Source: Dailymail)
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