Villa Fortunatus
Name of Building
Villa Fortunatus
Town or City, Country where the building was originally established
Fraga, Huesca, Spain
Hispania Terraconensis
Date the building was designed and/or first built
4th Century
Geo-Location
41.56105935333649, 0.31833505319325484
Building Description
A garden surrounded by a 20.5 x 17m Peristyle. Within the perimeter of the garden, on the its northern side was a raised brick pool. Long and narrow with rounded ends. To the east of the pool a well, 12-14 meters deep. The garden was surrounded by galleries covered in mosaic with different floral and animal designs. The name of the builder was centered in the south portion of the galleries. The name split in two parts, FORTU NATUS, with the Chi Ro in the middle along an Alpha and Omega symbols surrounding the Chi Ro. Later on a Christian Chapel was constructed to the south west of the garden.
Student First and Last Name
Waldemar Barrios
Citation
“Villa Fortunatus,” World Architecture, accessed June 28, 2026, https://worldarchitecture.artinterp2.org/items/show/110.
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