Lupanar
The Lupanar is the ruined building of an ancient Roman brothel in the city of Pompeii. It is of particular interest for the erotic paintings on its walls, and is also known as the Lupanare Grande or the "Purpose-Built Brothel" in the Roman colony.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include House of the Faun and Stabian Baths.
House of the Faun
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The House of the Faun, constructed in the 2nd century BCE during the Samnite period, was a grand Hellenistic residence that was framed by peristyle in Pompeii, Italy. House of the Faun is situated 230 metres northwest of Lupanar.
Stabian Baths
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The Stabian Baths are an ancient Roman bathing complex in Pompeii, Italy. They were the oldest and the largest of the five public baths in the city and centrally located at the intersection of two main streets.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pompeii and Pompei.
Pompeii
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Pompeii is in Campania, Italy, not far from Naples. The ruined ancient Roman city of the same name was engulfed by Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Pompei
Town
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Pompei, also known in English as Pompeii after the name of the ancient city, is a city and municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the region of Campania in Italy.
Lupanar
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Pompeii VII.12.18” and “VII, 12, 18–20”
- Categories: ruins, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Pompei, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Lupanar” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Bordelloja e Pompeit”
- Albanian: “Lupanari”
- Bulgarian: “Лупанариум”
- Catalan: “Lupanar (Pompeia)”
- Catalan: “Lupanar de Pompeia”
- Croatian: “Lupanar”
- Dutch: “Lupanar”
- French: “Lupanar de Pompéi”
- French: “Lupanar”
- German: “Lupanar”
- Greek: “Λουπανάρ”
- Hebrew: “לופנארה”
- Indonesian: “Lupanar”
- Italian: “Lupanare (VII.12.18)”
- Italian: “Lupanare Grande”
- Italian: “Lupanare”
- Italian: “Lupanari”
- Italian: “Pompei VII.12.18”
- Japanese: “女郎屋”
- Polish: “lunapar w Pompejach”
- Portuguese: “Lupanar”
- Romanian: “Lupanarul din Pompeii”
- Russian: “Лупанар”
- Russian: “Лупанарии”
- Russian: “Лупанарий”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Lupanar”
- Spanish: “Lupanar (Pompeya)”
- Spanish: “Lupanar”
- Ukrainian: “Лупанарій”
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