"The skyline of Pompeii may once have been dominated by towers symbolising power and wealth-early forerunners of the medieval structures that later loomed over Italian cities such as Bologna and San Gimignano-according to a new study. The discovery was made as part of Pompeii Reset, an ongoing project by the Pompeii Archaeological Park and Berlin's Humboldt University-for which researchers have used state-of-the-art technology to create 3D reconstructions of buildings that once stood in the ancient city,"
"The reconstruction shows a 12m-high tiled tower with two levels and an internal wooden staircase linking a service room below, where banquets may have been prepared, to an upper dining chamber with windows offering panoramic views. Wall damage suggests the structure may have collapsed during the eruption. The findings, published in the park's online journal on Monday, are helping experts to determine how much of Pompeii's vanished world lay above ground."
3D reconstructions indicate Pompeii included monumental multi-level towers that signalled power and provided elevated views. A case study of the House of Thiasus reconstructs a 12m-high tiled tower with two levels and an internal wooden staircase linking a service room below to an upper dining chamber with panoramic windows. Researchers used terrestrial and drone laser scanning, structured-light scanning and detailed photography to build digital base models and restore missing architectural elements. Wall damage patterns suggest some tower structures collapsed during Mount Vesuvius’s eruption. The reconstructions highlight the importance of upper floors for understanding social spaces and urban visibility in ancient Pompeii.
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