Octagonal Room
E374132
The Octagonal Room is a distinctive central hall in Nero’s Domus Aurea, renowned for its innovative octagonal design and pioneering use of concrete and natural light in Roman architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Octagonal Room canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman hall
ⓘ
architectural structure ⓘ interior space ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfConstruction | circa 64–68 CE ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Ancient Roman architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Domus Aurea
ⓘ
surface form:
Domus Aurea complex on the Oppian Hill
|
| builtFor | Nero ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Rome
|
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| era |
Reign of Nero
ⓘ
surface form:
Neronian period
|
| feature |
axial symmetry
ⓘ
central oculus ⓘ concrete dome ⓘ domed ceiling ⓘ innovative lighting system ⓘ radiating rooms ⓘ sunken central space ⓘ vaulted spaces ⓘ |
| floorPlan | octagonal plan ⓘ |
| function |
central hall
ⓘ
reception space ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Renaissance architectural theory
ⓘ
later Roman bath and villa designs ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of the archaeological site of the Domus Aurea ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Domus Aurea
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Oppian Hill ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
Roman concrete
ⓘ
brick ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex spatial organization
ⓘ
experimental use of concrete vaulting ⓘ integration of structure and light ⓘ |
| partOf |
Domus Aurea
ⓘ
surface form:
Nero’s palace complex
|
| patron |
Nero
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Nero
|
| shape | octagonal ⓘ |
| significance |
early example of a fully concrete dome
ⓘ
influential in later Roman imperial architecture ⓘ innovative use of natural light in Roman architecture ⓘ pioneering use of concrete in large interior space ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
archaeologists
ⓘ
architectural historians ⓘ |
| uses | natural light ⓘ |
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