In architecture, an atrium (pl.: atria or atriums) is a large open-air or skylight-covered space surrounded by a building. Atria were a common feature in Ancient Roman dwellings, providing light and ventilation to the interior.
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🎨 A late 19th-century artist's reimagining of an atrium in a Pompeian domus
Author: Luigi Bazzani
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