Back to the future for the Temple of Isis in Pompeii

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restauro Tempio Iside
restauro Tempio Iside

Walking between history and art is a unique experience of its kind and, even more, if it occurs at a site of inestimable value as the Temple of Isis in Pompeii. Here the ruins are not just stones but real evidence of a past that endures, despite the lava and time. It will be a pleasant news for lovers of archeology and lovers of history, we know that will be renovated and reopened to the public was during the Christmas holidays.

On 10 November, in fact, work began on the restoration, which will report in record time to the ancient splendor of Roman building dedicated to the worship of the Goddess celebrated in ancient Egypt for motherhood and life, wisdom and justice. The project will focus on the rich relief decoration in white stucco exterior walls of the temple and the purgatorium, the environment for the purification rituals. So, fascination and myth, rifioriranno under the Christmas lights. And, then, what better gift than to take a walk, breathing history, in one of the most valuable sites in the whole world envies us?