House of the Semi-Circular Couch, Cyrene
Jabal al Akhdar, Libya
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
Located in Cyrene on Libya's Jabal al Akhdar plateau, the House of the Semi-Circular Couch is a Roman domestic villa distinguished by the architectural feature that gave it its name. Built in the Roman period, the structure exemplifies the private residential architecture of its era, with its most notable element being a semi-circular couch arrangement—a feature reflecting both the practical and social conventions of Roman domestic life.
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- Type
- villa
- Place
- Jabal al Akhdar, Libya
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