Imperial Villa (known as the Terme di Baia), Baia: Tempio di Mercurio
Artist/Photographer | Natali, Giovanni Battista (d. 1765) |
Country | Italy |
City | Baia |
Subject Date | 1765 |
Image Date | 1765 |
View | Interior |
Style | Roman |
Medium | Print |
Library Reference | EW E.c.94 |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Archaeological sites ; Pools, Baths and Lidos: Baths and Bath Houses ; Domes ; Baths ; Ruins ; Palaces |
SOURCE: Paolo Antonio Paoli, Avanzi delle antichita esistenti a Pozzuoli Cuma e Baja (Naples: 1768), pl. 54 NOTES: The ruins of the Terme di Baia represent the remains of a Roman imperial palace (1st century BC-3rd century AD) where the so-called Tempio di Mercurio formed part of the baths. Its dome is thought to be the oldest example of a large-scale dome, pre-dating the Pantheon.
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