Exit of the Subterranean Passage
2007 © Maxim Tabachnik
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Exit of the Subterranean Passage

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This arched opening (2nd c.) marks the threshold between the villa’s underground service network and the outer gardens. Framed in darkness, the light beyond evokes the deliberate choreography of visibility and concealment that structured imperial life—separating power’s stage from its machinery.