Tourists visit restored, frescoed home via livestream tours
A detail of the griffins that decorate the newly restored underground House of Griffins, dated between the second and first century B.C., on the Palatine Hill next to the Colosseum, is seen during a guided tour for the press Tuesday in Rome.
ANDREW MEDICHINI/AP Photo
Colosseum Archeological Park guide Valentina uses a head-mounted device Tuesday to livestream a guided tour for the press of the newly restored underground House of Griffins, dated between the second and first century B.C., on the Palatine Hill next to the Colosseum in Rome. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
ANDREW MEDICHINI/AP Photo
Colosseum Archeological Park guide Valentina uses a head-mounted device to livestream a guided tour for the press of the newly restored underground House of Griffins in Rome on Tuesday.
ANDREW MEDICHINI/AP Photo
Guide Valentina uses a head-mounted device Tuesday to livestream a guided press tour of the underground House of Griffins on the Palatine Hill next to the Colosseum in Rome.
ANDREW MEDICHINI/AP Photo
ROME — One of the best-preserved ancient Roman homes on the Palatine Hill is opening to the public for the first time, albeit via a livestreamed tour of its hard-to-reach underground frescoes and mosaics.
The House of the Griffins was first discovered during the excavations in the early 20th century of the Palatine Hill, the verdant hill that rises up from the Roman Forum and dominates views of central Rome today with its striking red brick ruins.
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