Mundus. Fundus. The pit that connects the subterranean and the celestial

The paper analyses the form of the mundus as a foundation pit of the Roman city and, at the same time, as an architectural dimension capable of establishing a connection between the underworld of the dead and the overworld of the living. The deep cavity with its circular section is the formal transl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roberta Esposito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Festival Architettura Edizioni 2022-02-01
Series:Festival dell'Architettura Magazine
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Online Access:https://www.famagazine.it/index.php/famagazine/article/view/710