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House of the Griffins

Alcalá de Henares, Cuenca del Henares, Madrid

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House of the Griffins

Monument · Alcalá de Henares, Cuenca del Henares, Madrid

A Roman domus of the mid-1st century, inhabited until a fire destroyed it in the 4th century. Its courtyard of 99 square metres, surrounded by twelve columns, preserves the wall paintings of griffins that give it its name.

Photo: Raimundo Pastor (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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