Photo Collection: Pompeii

Hello again! I'm back this week with a photo collection that takes a look at Pompeii.

Pompeii Background

Pompeii was a bustling city in Southern Italy, that was thriving even though it lived in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius. In the year 79 AD, Pompeii was buried under about 13-20 feet (4-6 meters) of volcanic matter as Mount Vesuvius erupted. The entire town was buried, including buildings, animals, and the human inhabitants of Pompeii. 1592 was the year when the unearthing of Pompeii first occurred, however not much came of this. The first real excavations occurred in the 1700s. Excavations have been on and off in certain parts of Pompeii since then. Pompeii was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Today, Pompeii is one of the major tourist draws for this region of Italy, and is known for its very interesting story of being buried by a volcanic eruption, with many buildings being rebuilt or set up in a way to show visitors how they would have looked before the volcanic event. 

Photos!

These photos show the ruins of what were once buildings, in the bottom photo you can see the edge where the sidewalk meets what was once a road in Pompeii.

These photos show some of the frescoes that have been salvaged from the ruins, however I would like to note that if you are more interested in the frescoes you may want to check out Herculaneum as that site is more known for frescoes.

These photos were taken from a reconstructed building that had been pieces back together, with pieces being added to make it complete, they even recreated the courtyard area with planters to give visitors a feel of what these buildings would have been like.

These are some of my most favorite photos from all of Pompeii, as they depict the ruins, which have been there long enough that grass is growing among the groupings of stones, and you can even see Mount Vesuvius in the background!

Thanks for joining us for this look at Pompeii, I hope everyone enjoyed! As always, leave a comment below if you have experienced Pompeii, or now seeing the pictures are dying to!