Pompeii

Pompeii was a Roman city of about 20,000 people. Pompeii and many villas were destroyed and burried under 4 to 6 meters of ash caused by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Pompoeii is now a destination for tourists and has been for 250 years. The first time any parts of the town were discovered was in 1599 and architect Domenico Fontana found many frescoes. Decorations of important sites would be the first style that was used which mimicked marble stone. Their favored building material was tufa stone. When looking at the interiors you can find that there are deep frescoe colors and mosaics. Some used deep reds and yellows to draw attention to small art pieces.

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Response to Megan S and Yo's Blogs:

I really liked reading Megans blog and I thought it was really interesting how she showed the objects that were recovered. Its interesting to think about the fact that these objects didnt deteriorate because of the lack of air and moisture. I also really loved Yo's visuals that he included in his blog. It was pleasent to read because he had a lot of different pictures of the styles of interiors and also I really liked the second current application picture because it was a really good example of how that style is used today.