Tivoli, Villa Adriana: The Hall with the Doric Pilasters, detail

The Hall with the Doric Columns

In one corner of this room, the columns once surrounding the entire hall have been restored. The pilasters were rounded off by a barrel vault, which was a novel addition to columns of the Doric order.

In the foreground, an example of opus reticulatum is visible. It is a construction technique using small pyramid shaped blocks of tufa set in a core of cement.