Panel 6 - The residential area

In this panel we can learn more about the palace complex of Reccopolis. This area of the city is composed of the palace, the basilica and the monumental gateway leading to the central square of these buildings.

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1. The dwellings

Reccopolis houses had rectangular rooms dedicated to different functions – living quarters, kitchens, storage, stables – which opened onto courtyards, sometimes partially covered with porticoes.

A stone masonry plinth supported the rammed earth walls; the roofs, generally gabled, were made of curved tiles, and the floors were made of clayey earth, tamped down and laid on a gravel preparation.

Like the entire city, the dwellings witnessed the passage of time and were modified during the Visigothic period. Uses were changed, living spaces were reduced and some of them were transformed into stables.

Illustration recreating a Visigothic-era dwelling seen in section.
Illustration recreating a Visigothic-era dwelling seen in section.
Plan of a house in the Visigothic period, showing the different living spaces around a central courtyard.
Plan of a dwelling in the Visigothic period, showing the different living spaces around a central courtyard.
Plan of a dwelling with structures added in other phases of occupation.
Plan of a dwelling with structures added in other phases of occupation.
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