Pompeii is like...

A time machine. It manages to take you back to this single, perfect moment frozen in the past. There is no more accurate reconstruction of a village of this time, because really Pompeii is not a reconstruction at all. It is 'the real deal'.  Most of the buildings, houses, temples, statues that were there during the tragic eruption are still standing tall, like giants protecting the history of the place, inviting tourists to see it and take a look into the past.