Room with Hypocaustum - Augusta Raurica
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member RakeInTheCache
N 47° 32.082 E 007° 43.438
32T E 403961 N 5265375
The sections of wall located in 1940 during military construction works in the Violenried were excavated in 1941, then restored and partially reassembled in 1945. The site is today the property of the Historical and Antiquities Society of Basel.
Waymark Code: WM1Y3H
Location: Basel Landschaft, Switzerland
Date Posted: 07/31/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 107
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It was probably a dining room (9.2 x 6.5 meters!) with fittings that lead one to believe that it was part of a luxurious house with warm air heating (hypocaustum) and walls covered in marble or frescos.
Most Relevant Historical Period: Roman Empire > 27 B.C.

Admission Fee: Free

Opening days/times:
24 x 7

Condition: Partly intact or reconstructed

Web Site: Not listed
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