Domus Aurea

E76427
ancient Roman palace archaeological site architectural complex

Domus Aurea was Emperor Nero’s lavish and sprawling palace complex in ancient Rome, renowned for its opulent decoration, innovative architecture, and symbolic excess.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Domus Aurea canonical 15
Domus Aurea archaeological area 2
Domus Aurea Neronis 1

Statements (88)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman palace ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
architectural complex ⓘ
architect Severus and Celer ⓘ
architecturalStyle ancient Roman architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Great Fire of Rome ⓘ
Nero’s reign ⓘ
Roman imperial propaganda ⓘ
builder Nero ⓘ
builtAfter Great Fire of Rome ⓘ
commissionedBy Nero ⓘ
constructionEnd 68 ⓘ
constructionStart 64 ⓘ
country Roman Empire ⓘ
culturalSignificance important example of early Roman imperial architecture ⓘ
symbol of imperial extravagance ⓘ
decoratedWith frescoes ⓘ
mosaics ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ
stucco ⓘ
discovered late 15th century ⓘ
eventDate after 64 AD ⓘ
function imperial residence ⓘ
pleasure palace ⓘ
hasPart Octagonal Room ⓘ
artificial lake ⓘ
banquet halls ⓘ
colonnades ⓘ
gardens ⓘ
pavilions ⓘ
underground galleries ⓘ
vaulted rooms ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
influenced 16th‑century Roman painters ⓘ
Michelangelo ⓘ
Raphael ⓘ
Renaissance ⓘ
surface form: Renaissance art

grotesque decoration style ⓘ
influencedBy Hellenistic architecture ⓘ
knownFor artificial lake ⓘ
banquet halls ⓘ
elaborate frescoes ⓘ
extensive use of gold and precious materials ⓘ
gardens and parkland ⓘ
innovative architecture ⓘ
lavish decoration ⓘ
mosaics ⓘ
octagonal room ⓘ
opulence ⓘ
stucco reliefs ⓘ
symbolic excess ⓘ
locatedIn Esquilino Hill ⓘ
surface form: Esquiline Hill

Italy ⓘ
Oppian Hill ⓘ
Palatine Hill ⓘ
surface form: Palatine Hill area

Rome ⓘ
namedAfter golden house ⓘ
occupant Nero ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partlyBuiltOverBy Baths of Titus ⓘ
Baths of Trajan ⓘ
Colosseum ⓘ
Colosseum ⓘ
surface form: Flavian Amphitheatre
partlyDemolishedBy subsequent emperors ⓘ
partlyDestroyedBy fire ⓘ
partOf Historic Centre of Rome ⓘ
rediscoveredBy Renaissance artists ⓘ
roofType concrete vaults ⓘ
status ruins ⓘ
suppressedBy Domitian ⓘ
Titus ⓘ
Trajan ⓘ
Vespasian ⓘ
timePeriod 1st century AD ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
translation golden house ⓘ
surface form: Golden House
undergoing conservation work ⓘ
restoration ⓘ
usedMaterial Roman concrete ⓘ
brick ⓘ
gold leaf ⓘ
ivory ⓘ
marble ⓘ
precious stones ⓘ
visitedBy Domenico Ghirlandaio ⓘ
surface form: Ghirlandaio

Michelangelo ⓘ
Pinturicchio ⓘ
Raphael ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nero → residence → Domus Aurea ⓘ
Nero → constructed → Domus Aurea ⓘ
Parco archeologico del Colosseo → manages → Domus Aurea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Domus Aurea archaeological area
Parco archeologico del Colosseo → hasPart → Domus Aurea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Domus Aurea archaeological area
Roman emperors → typicalResidence → Domus Aurea ⓘ
Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus → notableWork → Domus Aurea ⓘ
Great Fire of Rome → ledToConstructionOf → Domus Aurea ⓘ
Temple of Venus and Roma → builtOnSiteOf → Domus Aurea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Domus Aurea vestibule
ParCo → manages → Domus Aurea ⓘ
ParCo → promotes → Domus Aurea ⓘ
Oppian Hill → near → Domus Aurea ⓘ
golden house → hasAlias → Domus Aurea ⓘ
subject surface form: Domus Aurea
this entity surface form: Domus Aurea Neronis
Severus and Celer → workedOn → Domus Aurea ⓘ
Severus and Celer → notableWork → Domus Aurea ⓘ
Octagonal Room → locatedIn → Domus Aurea ⓘ
Octagonal Room → partOf → Domus Aurea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nero’s palace complex
Octagonal Room → associatedWith → Domus Aurea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Domus Aurea complex on the Oppian Hill
Baths of Trajan → builtOver → Domus Aurea ⓘ
Baths of Trajan → locatedNear → Domus Aurea ⓘ
Imperial court of Nero → associatedWithBuilding → Domus Aurea ⓘ
Baths of Titus → locatedNear → Domus Aurea ⓘ