Pompeii's grandest house gets €1.4m restoration paid for by private donor
The House of Marcus Fabius Rufus in Pompeii is undergoing a €1.4 million restoration funded by a private German donor. The project aims to preserve the ancient site's architectural history and eventually reopen parts of it to the public.
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Private funding for archaeological preservation is becoming increasingly vital for maintaining global heritage sites.
An ancient residence believed to be the grandest in the Pompeii archaeological site is being restored with a $1.6 million budget (1.4 million euros), entirely covered by a private sponsor, officials announced on Tuesday. Part of it is expected to open to guided groups by Christmas, said officials of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii.House of Marcus Fabius RufusThe house of Marcus Fabius Rufus, modelled after Rome's imperial palaces and buried in the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius that destroyed the famous ancient city in 79 A.D., has been inaccessible to the public since 1980. Originally built on Pompeii's city walls, it features four floors connected by a maze of corridors and staircases.
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