Roman sites of Switzerland - Roman estate Seeb - Bülach - Canton Zurich - Antiquity

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The Roman estate at Seeb near Bülach, is one of the few preserved Roman ruins in the canton of Zurich (Switzerland). The main house with the baths was decorated with magnificent mosaics, some of which are still preserved. Today the place is a partly roofed open-air museum.
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The Roman estate near Seeb in the municipality of Winkel, is one of the few preserved Roman ruins in Canton Zurich.
The first building complex, still made of wood, was probably built around 30 AD. The first stone buildings were built around 50 AD. The complex was rebuilt and extended several times and was probably abandoned around 350 AD.
The manor house, the representative part of the estate with bathrooms, is located on the top of the Römerwäldli. This was decorated with magnificent mosaics and murals. The floors are mainly made of black and white stones, with more elaborate decorations, red, green and yellow were also used. Only fragments of the paintings are preserved. They were representations of gods and members of the imperial family. Shards of glass found suggest that the windows of the bath were tinted yellow and violet.
In front of the manor house there is also a monumental fountain house.
The residential and commercial buildings for the agricultural workers can be found a little further to the northwest. The area surrounded by several walls has an area of at least 88'000 m2 . It is most likely that the Roman army also worked here. Found roof tiles with stamps of the 21st and 11th legion, which were stationed in the city of Vindonissa, indicate this.
During the excavations between 1963 and 1970, numerous agricultural tools were found. Among them sickles, scythes, scales and horse bridles, but also many keys and lock plates, some of which were artistically decorated. There were no great treasures, the most unusual finds were individual pieces of jewellery, votive violets and a statuette of Hercules.
Today the complex is an open-air museum and openly accessible.

[@VielLesEr]

Interessant. Müsste ich fast mal hinfahren und selber in Augenschein nehmen. :-)

[@HistoryTravelNature]

Kann ich nur empfehlen. Sehr interessanter Ort. Gerade das Bad des Gutshofes ist sehr gut erhalten. Gibt es hierzulande nicht sehr viele römische Gutshöfe, die eine so gute Behandlung seitens der Behörden erfahren haben. Hier wurde wirklich viel unternommen, um die Überreste zu erhalten und ansprechend zu präsentieren.

[@virtual_travel_worldwide]

wow! Danke fürs teilen! Würdest du sagen, die sind restauriert oder ist da alles original? Liebe Grüsse

[@HistoryTravelNature]

Sehr gerne. :) Der überdachte Bereich ist soweit ich es beurteilen kann original (Heizsystem) bzw. an manchen Stellen bewusst sehr gut sichtbar vervollständigt (Das eine Bodenmosaik beispielsweise wurde per Malerei ergänzt). Beim Brunnenhaus wurde wahrscheinlich einiges Rekonstruiert, doch viele der noch vorhandenen Mauerzüge und auch der Ofen sehen original aus. Natürlich wurden aber Sicherungsarbeiten durchgeführt um die Überreste zu erhalten.
Auf jeden Fall ein sehr interessanter Ort. Ein Besuch lohnt sich. Die Öffnungszeiten des Schutzbaus über dem Herrenhaus sind wie folgt:
Ostern bis Ende Oktober an Samstagen von 13.00 bis 17.00 Uhr und an Sonntagen von 11.00 bis 17.00 Uhr

[@virtual_travel_worldwide]

vielen dank für die antwort! Ja Kloten muss man schon mal gesehen haben mit Römerbrillen :) @@HistoryTravelNature

[@HistoryTravelNature]

Gerne. :)