Villa of the Papyri

The Villa of the Papyri is a private house in the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum (current commune of Ercolano). Situated north-west of the township, the residence sits halfway up the slope of the volcano Vesuvius without other buildings to obstruct the view. The abode was owned by Julius Caesar's father-in-law, Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus. In AD 79, the eruption of Vesuvius covered all of Herculaneum with some 30 m of volcanic ash. Its remains were first excavated in the years between 1750 and 1765 by Karl Weber by means of underground tunnels. Its name derives from the discovery of a library in the house containing 1,785 carbonized papyrus scrolls.
 houseUNESCO World Heritage Site
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_of_the_Papyri
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Coordinates:  40°48'28"N 14°20'40"E
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