The House of the Vestal Virgins (Latin: Atrium Vestae; Italian: Casa delle Vestali) was the residence of Vestal Virgins,[1] located behind the circular Temple of Vesta at the eastern edge of the Roman Forum, between the Regia and the Palatine Hill.

The domus publica, where the Pontifex Maximus dwelled, was located near the Atrium until that role was assumed by the emperors.

To the very east is an open vaulted hall with a statue of Numa Pompilius, the mythological founder of the cult.

[3] The complex lay at the foot of the Palatine Hill, where a sacred grove that was slowly encroached upon lingered into Imperial times, when all was swept away by the Fire of Rome in 64.

[3] Today, remains of the statues of the Vestals can be seen in the Atrium Vestae.