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. Museum
This Neo-Classical VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Lapidarium is part of the Practical Information
museum, which houses an
exhibition of objects found at Szentendrei út 135. Tel (06 1) 250 16
Aquincum and at other Roman 50. Park: Open Apr–Oct: 9am–6pm
Tue –Sun; Nov–Mar: 10am–4pm
sites nearby. These include
in scribed stone monuments. Tue–Sun. & Museum: Open
10am–4pm Tue–Sun (Apr–Oct: to
6pm). & 8 ∑ aquincum.hu
Transport
£ Aquincum.

Thoroughfare
Paving stones can still be seen on the network of
streets that run across the town at right angles.

Double Baths
Built mainly of stone, the baths
were once richly decorated.
Traces of wall paintings and
mosaics can still be seen in
some places.

Peristyle House
Surrounded by a colonnade, this courtyard once
stood at the centre of a large town house.

The Painter’s House
This elongated house
is a reconstruction of
the original house built
in the 2nd century AD.
Most rooms were
decorated with wall
paintings and one room
was even heated.

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