(1) Cast glass windows , albeit with poor optical qualities , began to appear in the most luxurious buildings in Rome and the most important villas of Herculaneum and Pompeii .
(2) In the most important buildings in Rome and in the most luxurious villas of Herculaneum and Pompeii , cast glass windows appeared , albeit with poor optical qualities .

Do these two sentences mean the same thing?

Available choices:
-no;
-yes;
no