(architecture) The central hall or court within an Ancient Roman house.
The well-preserved Tuscan atrium in the House of Menander, Pompeii. Note lararium in far corner by the stairs. Inwards-sloping roof supported by clear-span beams. View is through the tablinum, towards the front door.
(architecture) The central hall or court within an Ancient Roman house.
The figure is leaning against the cartibulum, the lararium is against the wall behind her, and the statue to her right is a small fountain cascading into a shallow trough and thence into the impluvium.
(architecture) The central hall or court within an Ancient Roman house.
Atrium tetrastylum (not a very accurate reconstruction)