✅ The Panoramic pavilion of the Praetorium is built on very higH substructures, and has a splendid view towards the Canopus. It was part of the noble quarters where the emperor lived, and was accessed on the east side from the Hanging Gardens of the Building with Peschiera, with a staircase that still exists. For over fifteen years it has been closed to the public
✅ The Sostructions, on the other hand, were intended for slaves, and had the same structure as the Cento Camerelle under the Pecile. They were divided into several floors by wooden mezzanines. Access was via various flights of stairs located on the west side of the Substructions.
✅ The Praetorium Panoramic Pavilion is one of the lesser known buildings of the Villa. The rooms are very large, there are still some frescoes and traces of the marble coating on the walls, with large squares in which marble reliefs had to be placed. The floors were in opus sectile, but only the impressions of the marble slabs are left.
✅ The Pavilion opens to the south on the long Praetorium Esplanade, a vast garden almost 300 meters long, probably decorated with water basins and fountains. It has never been explored or excavated and is partly privately owned. The public part is covered by a dense Mediterranean scrub, and has a large retaining wall with buttresses towards the Canopus.
✅ The privately owned part of the Esplanade reaches the Accademia and is planted with olive groves. On its southern end there are the remains of a scenographic Nymphaeum: it had buttresses with apsidal niches revetted with Tartars (fake stalactites) and traces of blue color, and steps for waterworks with small cascades.
‼️ A Panoramic Pavilion in the Villa with great view.