Roman Forum Reconstruction Drawing of the Portico and Cryptoportico
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Roman Forum in Empúries, Catalonia, Spain
Roman Forum Reconstruction Drawing of the Portico and Cryptoportico

The Roman Forum cryptoportico and porrtico reconstruction. Emporion Roman town, 1st century AD.

The sign at Emporion archaeological site reads: CRYPTOPORTICO AND PORTICO (1st century AD)
The northern part of the forum was demarcated by a cryptoporticus consisting of three semi-subterranean galleries in a U-shape, of which perimeter walls and the lower tambours of the central colonnade are preserved. Built on top of this level, which has been partially reconstructed at the north-east corner there was a second floor with a double portico that delimited the religious area of the forum. In the subsoil, you can see some silos for storing cereal, corresponding to an earlier phase.

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Architecture Catalonia Emporion Reconstructions and Plans Roman Spain
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