It was feared that the 4th Century mosaics would have been damaged
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An important historical site is to reopen after being shut for a year for vital refurbishment work.
The building covering Brading Roman Villa, on the Isle of Wight, has been replaced and visitor facilities upgraded at a cost of over �3m.
Jo Cowan, marketing manager, said the ancient mosaics would have been badly damaged but for the new work.
The villa and its mosaics were found by Captain John Thorp, a former soldier in the British Army in India, in 1880.
The villa had been listed by the World Monument Fund as one of the world's 100 most endangered sites before the refurbishment was carried out.
The new building is expected to see the number of visitors double from about 20,000 a year.
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