The Outer Peristyle is modeled on the seaside villa buried by Vesuvius in 79 CE. The pool, the herms, the colonnade — all calibrated for Roman daily life.
Learning moment · A reconstructed Villa dei Papiri
Outer Peristyle · Roman Life
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Outer Peristyle, looking toward the Pacific
The Getty Villa is modeled on the Villa dei Papiri, an ancient Roman house buried by which eruption?
