Domus Aurea

The Domus Aurea was a vast landscaped complex built by the Emperor Nero largely on the Oppian Hill in the heart of ancient Rome after the great fire in 64 AD had destroyed a large part of the city.
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  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of 50 metres (164 feet)
  • …dates from 64
  • Description: domus, palace of Roman emperor Nero, ‘Golden house’

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arch of Constantine and Baths of Trajan.
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The is a triumphal arch in dedicated to the emperor Constantine the Great. is situated 400 metres southwest of Domus Aurea.
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The were a massive thermae, a bathing… is situated 130 metres east of Domus Aurea.
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is a Roman Catholic titular church and minor basilica in , Italy. is situated 330 metres northwest of Domus Aurea.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colosseo and Esquilino-San Giovanni.
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The district is the heart of ancient and the Roman Empire.
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Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in .
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The , which is the centremost of the…

Domus Aurea

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Latitude
41.89126° or 41° 53′ 29″ north
Longitude
12.49511° or 12° 29′ 42″ east
Open location code
8FHJVFRW+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13119048948
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
7303192
Wiki­data ID
Q622438

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Domus Aurea” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Domus Aurea”
  • Arabic: “دوموس أورا”
  • Armenian: “Ներոնի «Ոսկե տուն»”
  • Basque: “Domus Aurea”
  • Bulgarian: “Domus Aurea”
  • Bulgarian: “Златен дом на Нерон”
  • Bulgarian: “Златният дом на Нерон”
  • Catalan: “Domus Aurea”
  • Catalan: “Palau de Neró”
  • Chinese: “金宫”
  • Chinese: “金宮”
  • Czech: “Domus Aurea”
  • Dutch: “Domus Aurea”
  • Dutch: “Gouden Huis”
  • Esperanto: “Domus Aurea”
  • Estonian: “Domus Aurea”
  • Finnish: “Domus aurea”
  • Finnish: “Domus Aurea”
  • French: “Domus aurea”
  • Galician: “Domus Aurea”
  • Georgian: “ნერონის ოქროს სახლი”
  • German: “Domus Aurea”
  • German: “Goldenes Haus”
  • Greek: “Χρυσός Οίκος”
  • Hebrew: “ארמון הזהב”
  • Hungarian: “Domus Aurea”
  • Italian: “Domus Aurea”
  • Japanese: “ドムス・アウレア”
  • Japanese: “黄金宮殿”
  • Latin: “Domus Aurea”
  • Macedonian: “Домус Ауреа”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Domus Aurea”
  • Norwegian: “Domus Aurea”
  • Persian: “دوموس اورئا (خانهٔ زرین)”
  • Persian: “دوموس اورئا”
  • Polish: “Domus Aurea”
  • Polish: “Złoty Dom Nerona”
  • Polish: “Złoty Dom”
  • Portuguese: “Casa de Ouro de Nero”
  • Portuguese: “Casa dourada”
  • Portuguese: “Casa Dourada”
  • Portuguese: “Domus Aurea”
  • Russian: “Domus Aurea”
  • Russian: “Золотой дом Нерона”
  • Russian: “Золотой дом”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Domus Aurea”
  • Slovenian: “Domus Aurea”
  • Spanish: “Domus Aurea”
  • Swedish: “Domus aurea”
  • Swedish: “Neros gyllene hus”
  • Tagalog: “Domus Aurea”
  • Turkish: “Domus Aurea”
  • Ukrainian: “Domus Aurea”
  • Ukrainian: “Золотий будинок імператора Нерона”

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