4.The Domus Aurea, Italy. 意大利金宫

The Domus Aurea, Latin for golden house, is the largest palace known to have been build in ancient Rome. The artists had enough time to draw replicas of the frescos that decorated its walls before humidity got the best of them. Emperor Nero started building the Domus Aurea after 64 A.D., when a fire almost wiped out the city in its entirety. After his death, his successors wanted to leave no trace of the palace and buried it.

Domus Aurea在拉丁语中是“金屋”的意思，它铺张地采用大理石、马赛克、壁画和粉饰灰泥做装饰，是目前已知的古罗马时期规模最大的宫殿。在用于装饰 壁的大部分壁画被湿气破坏以前，这些艺术家有足够的时间把它们临摹了下来。公元64年，一场大火几乎烧毁了整座罗马城，随后尼禄开始兴建这座金宫。在尼禄死后，他的继位者不想留下任何关于这座宫殿的痕迹，于是把它掩埋起来。