Photo: Luigi Bazzani, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Archaeological site
House of the Silver Wedding
Archaeological remains of a Roman house in Pompeii
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata”
At a glance
- Type
- Archaeological site
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 40°45′09″ N, 14°29′12″ E
- Address
- Scavi archeologici di Pompei - Regio V - Insula 2 - I
History and description
The House of the Silver Wedding is the name given to the archaeological remains of a Roman house in Pompeii, buried in the ash from the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The house was excavated in 1893 and was named after the silver wedding anniversary of Umberto I of Italy and Margherita of Savoy, which took place in that year.
The paintings in the house were fully published in one volume in 2002. The publication was part of a project by the German Archaeological Institute to record houses in Pompeii.
Description
The house is in the last side street off Via Vesuvio, next to an as-yet unexcavated part of the site. Built in the 2nd century BC and renovated in the early 1st century AD, it was the domus of a wealthy resident. Its architecture is classical and it bears fine decoration in the atrium, which has four tall Corinthian columns supporting the roof and an elegantly ornamented exedra. It is generally considered to be the finest tetrastyle atrium in the city, with its compluviate roof with palmette antefixes and lion-headed gutter spouts.
There are two gardens: the largest with a central pool and a triclinium; the other with a bath-house, open-air swimming pool, kitchen, and a living room that has a mosaic floor, wall paintings and a barrel-vaulted ceiling supported by four octagonal columns decorated in imitation of porphyry.
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Photos
Getting there
Pompei Scavi - Villa dei MisteriTrain, nearest
600 m as the crow flies
House of the Silver WeddingScavi archeologici di Pompei - Regio V - Insula 2 - I
Porto di Castellammare di Stabia6.7 km
Aeroporto di Napoli Capodichino22.1 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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- Free 1st Sunday
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- UNESCO
- Free 1st Sunday
- Free 1st Sunday
Frequently asked questions
Where is House of the Silver Wedding?
House of the Silver Wedding is in Pompei, in the province of Napoli (Campania), Italy. Address: Scavi archeologici di Pompei - Regio V - Insula 2 - I. GPS coordinates: 40.75251, 14.48655.
What else is there to see near House of the Silver Wedding?
Nearby you’ll find: House of Lucius Caecilius Jucundus (100 m away), House of Orpheus (100 m away), Casa di Laocoonte (100 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 3 photos
- House of the Silver Wedding in Pompeii watercolor by Luigi Bazzani — Luigi Bazzani, Public domain
- Casa delle Nozze d'Argento WLM24 (01) — MentNFG, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Attributed to Giorgio Sommer (Italian, born Germany - Pompei - Ultimi Scavi - Google Art Project — Attributed to Giorgio Sommer (Italian, born Germany, 1834 - 1914) (1834 - 1914) – photographer (Italian), Details on Google Art Project, Public domain
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences