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  • Rome. Italy. View of the equestrian monument statue to heroine Anita Ribeiro Garibaldi on Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo). Anita was the Brazilian wife of Italian hero Giuseppe Garibaldi and fought with him against in 1849 the French in the Italian war of independence. The sculpture was built in 1932 by Mario Rutelli and contains the remains of Anita in the base.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the equestrian monument statue to heroine Anita Ribeiro Garibaldi on Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo). Anita was the Brazilian wife of Italian hero Giuseppe Garibaldi and fought with him against in 1849 the French in the Italian war of independence. The sculpture was built in 1932 by Mario Rutelli and contains the remains of Anita in the base.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the equestrian monument statue to heroine Anita Ribeiro Garibaldi on Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo). Anita was the Brazilian wife of Italian hero Giuseppe Garibaldi and fought with him against in 1849 the French in the Italian war of independence. The sculpture was built in 1932 by Mario Rutelli and contains the remains of Anita in the base.
    Gianicolo_Rome_Italy_043.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the equestrian monument statue to heroine Anita Ribeiro Garibaldi on Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo). Anita was the Brazilian wife of Italian hero Giuseppe Garibaldi and fought with him against in 1849 the French in the Italian war of independence. The sculpture was built in 1932 by Mario Rutelli and contains the remains of Anita in the base.
    Gianicolo_Rome_Italy_046.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the bust of Vgo Bassi along Via Garibaldi on Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo).
    Gianicolo_Rome_Italy_031.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the bust of Mattia Montecchi along Via Garibaldi on Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo).
    Gianicolo_Rome_Italy_005.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the bust of Angelo Tittoni along Via Garibaldi on Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo).
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the bust of Luigi Bartolcci along Via Garibaldi on Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo).
    Gianicolo_Rome_Italy_030.tif
  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. Part View of the elaborate Fountain of Rometta designed by Pirro Ligorio and executed by Curzio Maccarone between 1567 and 1570 to represent ancient Rome. This semicircular theatre has numerous fountains and sculptures, including, representations of the Seven Hills of Rome, an boat with an obelisk as a mast, symbol of the Isola Tiberina, a seated statue of Rome Victorious, the wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus and arches and aqueducts. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_106.tif
  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of Fontana Della Madre Natura with a statue of Diana of Ephesus, the great nature goddess.  Sculpted by Gillis van den Vliete in 1568, the statue was originally part of the Fountain of the Organ, but was relocated in the 17th century as it was felt to be overly pagan in appearance.  Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_081.tif
  • Villa d Este. Tivoli. Italy. View over the level gardens and fishponds of the spectacular and cascading fountain of Neptune with its jets of water spurting up to 14 metres high. Above it on the terrace is the monumental fountain of the Organ. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_076.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the façade of the Monastery of Tor de' Specchi llocated at 32 via del Teatro di Marcello. The monastery is known in Italian as Monastero delle Oblate di santa Francesca Romana and the Congregation was founded in 1433 by Santa Francesca Romana or Saint Frances of Rome (1384-1440).
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the 1895 Giuseppe Garibaldi monument Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo). The monument is dedicated General Garibaldi and those who fought against the French and other nations in the Italian wars of independence.
    Gianicolo_Rome_Italy_040.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the 1895 Giuseppe Garibaldi monument Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo). The monument is dedicated General Garibaldi and those who fought against the French and other nations in the Italian wars of independence.
    Gianicolo_Rome_Italy_038.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the 1895 Giuseppe Garibaldi monument Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo). The monument is dedicated General Garibaldi and those who fought against the French and other nations in the Italian wars of independence.
    Gianicolo_Rome_Italy_037.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of Porta S. Pancrazio a 1854 reconstruction of the Aurelian wall gate on Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo). The original gate was built in 1644 and almost completely destroyed during the Italian war of independence against the French, however it was never taken.
    Gianicolo_Rome_Italy_029.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View through the elegant portico of the Palazzo Wedekind formerly the Palazzo del Vicegerente at the Piazza Colonna. The building was constructed in 1659 on a site that was originally occupied by the temple of Marcus Aurelius.  It became the office and residence of the bishop Vicegerente .  The banker Roberto Wedekind purchased the building in 1876. It is the historical headquarters of the daily Italian newspaper paper Il Tempo.
    Centrio_Storico_Rome_Italy_086.tif
  • The 17th century Palazzo della Consulta and the Fontana dei Dioscuri at the Piazza del Quirinale, Rome, Italy. The Palazzo is the home of the Constitutional Court of the Italian Republic. The Fontana dei Dioscuri (Son of Zeus) which features an Obelisk and Roman replicas of 5th century BC Greek sculptures of Castor and Pollux (demi-gods of Greek mythology) reining or taming rearing horses that once stood at the entrance of the baths of Constantine.
    Quirinale_Hill_Rome_Italy_017.tif
  • Rome. Italy. The 17th century Palazzo della Consulta is the home of the Constitutional Court of the Italian Republic and is located at the Piazza del Quirinale.
    Quirinale_Hill_Rome_Italy_014.tif
  • View on the first terrace or Vialone of the spectacular Gran Loggia which takes the form of triumphal arch. Villa D Este. Tivoli. Italy. The terrace extends over 200 metres in length and is the largest space in the garden. During summer evenings, the Cardinals Este (1550) staged parties that included fireworks, court jesters and acrobatic spectacles. Villa D’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_122.tif
  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of the Fontana della Civetta or Fountain of the owl, famous for using water power to produce birdsongs interrupted by the screech of an owl. Built by Giovanni Del Duca around 1567 to entertain Cardinal Ippolitos’s guests, the fountain niche details have been somewhat lost or are in ruin and they have been replaced by painted wooden panels to represent the original decoration. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_110.tif
  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. Part View of the elaborate Fountain of Rometta designed by Pirro Ligorio and executed by Curzio Maccarone between 1567 and 1570 to represent ancient Rome. This semicircular theatre has numerous fountains and sculptures, including, representations of the Seven Hills of Rome, an boat with an obelisk as a mast, symbol of the Isola Tiberina, a seated statue of Rome Victorious, the wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus and arches and aqueducts. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_104.tif
  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. Part View of the elaborate Fountain of Rometta designed by Pirro Ligorio and executed by Curzio Maccarone between 1567 and 1570 to represent ancient Rome. On this section of the semicircular theatre there is a stucco statue of the river God Aniene on the Tiburtine mountain summit – who holds in his right hand the circular Temple of Sybil. Below half-hidden in a grotto, Appenines holds the mountain from which is born the river whose water merges with the Tiber. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_103.tif
  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. Part View of the Grotto of Diane dedicated to the hunting goddess. Executed in 1570-72 by the Bolognese Paolo Caladrino, the grotto maintains a large part of its glittering decorations including bas-reliefs and mosaics. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_099.tif
  • Villa D Este. Tivoli. Italy. View along the gardens first terrace or Vialone to the spectacular Gran Loggia which takes the form of triumphal arch. The terrace extends over 200 metres in length and is the largest space in the garden. During summer evenings, the Cardinals Este (1550) staged parties that included fireworks, court jesters and acrobatic spectacles. Villa D’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_096.tif
  • Villa d Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of the spectacular and cascading fountain of Neptune with its jets of water spurting up to 14 metres high. Above it on the terrace is the monumental fountain of the Organ. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_069.tif
  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of the magnificent landscaped and lush level gardens and fishponds at the Villa d Este in Tivoli.  Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_060.tif
  • View along the avenue of the hundred fountains or Le Cento Fontane. Villa d Este. Tivoli. Italy. The wooded walkway is flanked on one side by over one hundred hand carved waterspouts jetting out cooling water into three overlaying canals. Villa D’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_049.tif
  • Villa D Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of the grandiose Fontana dell'Ovato or Oval Fountain designed by Pirro Ligorio in the 16th century.  Architecturally the fountain is articulated on several levels. There is a nymphaeum in the shape of a semi-circular recess, grottoes, and artificial mountains. A great oval pool extends in the back half of an arcaded semi-circle and niches inside this protect ten Nereids in stuccoed peperino. These are almost completely hidden by vegetation. Villa D’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_040.tif
  • Villa D Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of the elegant double loggia of the palace and the Fountain of the Tripod. Villa D’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_031.tif
  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy.  View of the basin and elaborate niche of the 16th century Fountain of Venus in the entrance courtyard. The basin is a Roman labrum in white marble, with two lion heads – 2nd century AD. The niche is an amazing decorative work of art that focuses on varying themes including the labours of Hercules. . Villa D’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_027.tif
  • Villa d este. Tivoli. Italy. View of the porticoed courtyard designed in 1567 on the site of the former convent cloister. Villa d’este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_023.tif
  • Villa d Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of the colourful ceramic sign beside the entrance door. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_020.tif
  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. Part view of the grounds of the villa and the hill town of Tivoli, a place of natural beauty and an ideal retreat from Rome, 40 kilometres away. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_012.tif
  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. Part View of the elaborate Fountain of Rometta designed by Pirro Ligorio and executed by Curzio Maccarone between 1567 and 1570 to represent ancient Rome. On this section of the semicircular theatre there (not shown here) is a stucco statue of the river God Aniene on the Tiburtine mountain summit, who holds in his right hand the circular Temple of Sybil. Below him, half-hidden in a grotto, Appenines holds the mountain from which is born the river whose water merges with the Tiber. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_008.tif
  • Villa d Este. Tivoli. Italy. View over the level gardens and fishponds of the spectacular and cascading fountain of Neptune with its jets of water spurting up to 14 metres high. Above it on the terrace is the monumental fountain of the Organ. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_002.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the 1895 Giuseppe Garibaldi monument Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo). The monument is dedicated General Garibaldi and those who fought against the French and other nations in the Italian wars of independence.
    Gianicolo_Rome_Italy_042.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the 1895 Giuseppe Garibaldi monument Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo). The monument is dedicated General Garibaldi and those who fought against the French and other nations in the Italian wars of independence.
    Gianicolo_Rome_Italy_041.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the 1895 Giuseppe Garibaldi monument Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo). The monument is dedicated General Garibaldi and those who fought against the French and other nations in the Italian wars of independence.
    Gianicolo_Rome_Italy_039.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the 1895 Giuseppe Garibaldi monument Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo). The monument is dedicated General Garibaldi and those who fought against the French and other nations in the Italian wars of independence.
    Gianicolo_Rome_Italy_035.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the 1895 Giuseppe Garibaldi monument Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo). The monument is dedicated General Garibaldi and those who fought against the French and other nations in the Italian wars of independence.
    Gianicolo_Rome_Italy_034.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of Porta S. Pancrazio a 1854 reconstruction of the Aurelian wall gate on Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo). The original gate was built in 1644 and almost completely destroyed during the Italian war of independence against the French, however it was never taken.
    Gianicolo_Rome_Italy_026.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of Porta S. Pancrazio a 1854 reconstruction of the Aurelian wall gate on Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo). The original gate was built in 1644 and almost completely destroyed during the Italian war of independence against the French, however it was never taken.
    Gianicolo_Rome_Italy_025.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the 1895 Giuseppe Garibaldi monument Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo). The monument is dedicated General Garibaldi and those who fought against the French and other nations in the Italian wars of independence.
    Gianicolo_Rome_Italy_002.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View through the elegant portico of the Palazzo Wedekind formerly the Palazzo del Vicegerente at the Piazza Colonna. The building was constructed in 1659 on a site that was originally occupied by the temple of Marcus Aurelius.  It became the office and residence of the bishop Vicegerente .  The banker Roberto Wedekind purchased the building in 1876. It is the historical headquarters of the daily Italian newspaper paper Il Tempo.
    Centrio_Storico_Rome_Italy_088.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View through the elegant portico of the Palazzo Wedekind formerly the Palazzo del Vicegerente at the Piazza Colonna. The building was constructed in 1659 on a site that was originally occupied by the temple of Marcus Aurelius.  It became the office and residence of the bishop Vicegerente .  The banker Roberto Wedekind purchased the building in 1876. It is the historical headquarters of the daily Italian newspaper paper Il Tempo.
    Centrio_Storico_Rome_Italy_087.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View through the elegant portico of the Palazzo Wedekind formerly the Palazzo del Vicegerente at the Piazza Colonna. The building was constructed in 1659 on a site that was originally occupied by the temple of Marcus Aurelius.  It became the office and residence of the bishop Vicegerente .  The banker Roberto Wedekind purchased the building in 1876. It is the historical headquarters of the daily Italian newspaper paper Il Tempo.
    Centrio_Storico_Rome_Italy_085.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the porticoed façade of the Palazzo Wedekind formerly the Palazzo del Vicegerente at the Piazza Colonna. The building was constructed in 1659 on a site that was originally occupied by the temple of Marcus Aurelius.  It became the office and residence of the bishop Vicegerente .  The banker Roberto Wedekind purchased the building in 1876. It is the historical headquarters of the daily Italian newspaper paper Il Tempo.
    Centrio_Storico_Rome_Italy_084.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the porticoed façade of the Palazzo Wedekind formerly the Palazzo del Vicegerente at the Piazza Colonna. The building was constructed in 1659 on a site that was originally occupied by the temple of Marcus Aurelius.  It became the office and residence of the bishop Vicegerente .  The banker Roberto Wedekind purchased the building in 1876. It is the historical headquarters of the daily Italian newspaper paper Il Tempo.
    Centrio_Storico_Rome_Italy_083.tif
  • Rome. Italy. The 17th century Palazzo della Consulta is the home of the Constitutional Court of the Italian Republic and is located at the Piazza del Quirinale.
    Quirinale_Hill_Rome_Italy_019.tif
  • Rome. Italy. The 17th century Palazzo della Consulta is the home of the Constitutional Court of the Italian Republic and is located at the Piazza del Quirinale.
    Quirinale_Hill_Rome_Italy_016.tif
  • Rome. Italy. The 17th century Palazzo della Consulta is the home of the Constitutional Court of the Italian Republic and is located at the Piazza del Quirinale.
    Quirinale_Hill_Rome_Italy_015.tif
  • Rome. Italy. The 17th century Palazzo della Consulta is the home of the Constitutional Court of the Italian Republic and is located at the Piazza del Quirinale.
    Quirinale_Hill_Rome_Italy_001.tif
  • Aventino. Rome. Italy. View of the monument to the Italian Patriot Giuseppe Mazzini (1805-72) in the neighbourhood of Aventine opposite Circus Maximus and Palatine Hill.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of a decapitated bust of a celebrated Italian that lines the Viale di Villa Medici on Pincian or Pincio Hill.
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  • Church of SS. Claudius and Andrew of the Burgundians. Rome. Italy. Roman Catholic church built in 1730 and dedicated to Saint Claudius of Besancon and the apostle Saint Andrew. Italian - Santi Claudio e Andrea dei Borgognoni.
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  • Church of SS. Claudius and Andrew of the Burgundians. Rome. Italy. Roman Catholic church built in 1730 and dedicated to Saint Claudius of Besancon and the apostle Saint Andrew. Italian - Santi Claudio e Andrea dei Borgognoni.
    Piazza_del_Popolo_Rome_Italy_071.tif
  • The first terrace or Vialone flight of steps leading to the elegant double loggia. Villa D Este. Tivoli. Italy.  Villa D’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_124.tif
  • Villa D Este. Tivoli. Italy. Water streams out from a sculptured lion’s head found on the basin of the Fountain of the Tripod. Villa D’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_121.tif
  • Villa D Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of the headless statue of Minerva on tartar cliffs found in a niche in the Gran Loggia nymphaeum. Villa D’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_120.tif
  • View of the 16th century Fountain of Proserpina. Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. The central arch niche houses Pluto on his shell being borne by two sea horses. In the side niches two tritons riding dolphins are represented sounding the buccina. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_116.tif
  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of the Fontana della Civetta or Fountain of the owl, famous for using water power to produce birdsongs interrupted by the screech of an owl. Built by Giovanni Del Duca around 1567 to entertain Cardinal Ippolitos’s guests, the fountain niche details have been somewhat lost or are in ruin and they have been replaced by painted wooden panels to represent the original decoration. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_118.tif
  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of the 16th century Fountain of Proserpina. The central arch niche houses Pluto on his shell being borne by two sea horses. In the side niches two tritons riding dolphins are represented sounding the buccina. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_117.tif
  • View of the 16th century Fountain of Proserpina. Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. The central arch niche houses Pluto on his shell being borne by two sea horses. In the side niches two tritons riding dolphins are represented sounding the buccina. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_115.tif
  • The Fontana della Civetta or Fountain of the owl, Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. The fountain is famous for using water power to produce birdsongs interrupted by the screech of an owl. Built by Giovanni Del Duca around 1567 to entertain Cardinal Ippolitos’s guests, the fountain niche details have been somewhat lost or are in ruin and they have been replaced by painted wooden panels to represent the original decoration. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_114.tif
  • The Fontana della Civetta or Fountain of the owl, Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. The fountain is famous for using water power to produce birdsongs interrupted by the screech of an owl. Built by Giovanni Del Duca around 1567 to entertain Cardinal Ippolitos’s guests, the fountain niche details have been somewhat lost or are in ruin and they have been replaced by painted wooden panels to represent the original decoration. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_113.tif
  • View of the 16th century Fountain of Proserpina. Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. The central arch niche houses Pluto on his shell being borne by two sea horses. In the side niches two tritons riding dolphins are represented sounding the buccina. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_112.tif
  • The Fontana della Civetta or Fountain of the owl, Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. The fountain is famous for using water power to produce birdsongs interrupted by the screech of an owl. Built by Giovanni Del Duca around 1567 to entertain Cardinal Ippolitos’s guests, the fountain niche details have been somewhat lost or are in ruin and they have been replaced by painted wooden panels to represent the original decoration. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_109.tif
  • Part View of the elaborate Fountain of Rometta. Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy.  Designed by Pirro Ligorio and executed by Curzio Maccarone between 1567 and 1570 to represent ancient Rome. This semicircular theatre has numerous fountains and sculptures, including, representations of the Seven Hills of Rome, a boat with an obelisk as a mast, symbol of the Isola Tiberina, a seated statue of Rome Victorious, the wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus and arches and aqueducts. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_108.tif
  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. Part View of the elaborate Fountain of Rometta designed by Pirro Ligorio and executed by Curzio Maccarone between 1567 and 1570 to represent ancient Rome. This semicircular theatre has numerous fountains and sculptures, including, representations of the Seven Hills of Rome, an boat with an obelisk as a mast, symbol of the Isola Tiberina, a seated statue of Rome Victorious, the wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus and arches and aqueducts. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_105.tif
  • Part View of the elaborate Fountain of Rometta. Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. Designed by Pirro Ligorio and executed by Curzio Maccarone between 1567 and 1570 to represent ancient Rome. On this section of the semicircular theatre there (not shown here) is a stucco statue of the river God Aniene on the Tiburtine mountain summit, who holds in his right hand the circular Temple of Sybil. Below him, half-hidden in a grotto, Appenines holds the mountain from which is born the river whose water merges with the Tiber. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
    Villa_d_Este_Tivoli_Italy_100.tif
  • Villa D Este. Tivoli. Italy. Side view from the first terrace or Vialone of the flight of steps leading to the elegant double loggia. Villa D’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. Part View of the Grotto of Diane dedicated to the hunting goddess. Executed in 1570-72 by the Bolognese Paolo Caladrino, the grotto maintains a large part of its glittering decorations including bas-reliefs and mosaics. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • Villa D Este. Tivoli. Italy. View along the gardens first terrace or Vialone to the spectacular Gran Loggia which takes the form of triumphal arch. The terrace extends over 200 metres in length and is the largest space in the garden. During summer evenings, the Cardinals Este (1550) staged parties that included fireworks, court jesters and acrobatic spectacles. Villa D’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. Above view of the Fountain of the Bicchierone and the central axis of the gardens. The fountain is one of the two created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini between 1660-1661 at the request of the Cardinal Rinaldo I. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. Above view of the Fountain of the Bicchierone and the central axis of the gardens. The fountain is one of the two created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini between 1660-1661 at the request of the Cardinal Rinaldo I. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of the 16th century fountain of the dragons. Flanked by elegant curved stepped walkways, the fountains pool is adorned with dolphins and in the centre a rocky base supports the sculptural group of four winged dragons. Water shoots out from the jaws of the dragons and at the centre the main jet powerfully shoots water up high. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of the one of the two Rustic fountains or Mete Sudanti, this one is in the form of a four fronted arch reinforced in the centre with a pylon. The fountains are made up in pyramidal structure in big blocks of Tiburtine tartar. From the summit, a jet of water shoots out and falls back over the rocks, collecting in pools buried into the ground. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of the 16th century fountain of the dragons. Flanked by elegant curved stepped walkways, the fountains pool is adorned with dolphins and in the centre a rocky base supports the sculptural group of four winged dragons. Water shoots out from the jaws of the dragons and at the centre the main jet powerfully shoots water up high. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • View of the Little Rustic Fountain which is cave covered in tartar flakes. Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. Called pietra spugnola with a 16th century peperino stone statue of Winter, originally located in the Gran Loggia. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of the one of the two Rustic fountains or Mete Sudanti, this one is a massive rock reef with four niches in the base. The fountains are made up in pyramidal structure in big blocks of Tiburtine tartar. From the summit, a jet of water shoots out and falls back over the rocks, collecting in pools buried into the ground. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of the Little Rustic Fountain which is cave covered in tartar flakes called pietra spugnola with a 16th century peperino stone statue of Winter, originally located in the Gran Loggia. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • View of Fontana Della Madre Natura with a statue of Diana of Ephesus, the great nature goddess. Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. Sculpted by Gillis van den Vliete in 1568, the statue was originally part of the Fountain of the Organ but was relocated in the 17th century as it was felt to be overly pagan in appearance.  Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of Fontana Della Madre Natura with a statue of Diana of Ephesus, the great nature goddess.  Sculpted by Gillis van den Vliete in 1568, the statue was originally part of the Fountain of the Organ, but was relocated in the 17th century as it was felt to be overly pagan in appearance.  Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of Fontana Della Madre Natura with a statue of Diana of Ephesus, the great nature goddess.  Sculpted by Gillis van den Vliete in 1568, the statue was originally part of the Fountain of the Organ, but was relocated in the 17th century as it was felt to be overly pagan in appearance.  Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • Villa d Este. Tivoli. Italy. View over the level gardens and fishponds of the spectacular and cascading fountain of Neptune with its jets of water spurting up to 14 metres high. Above it on the terrace is the monumental fountain of the Organ. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site
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  • The cascading fountain of Neptune with its jets of water spurting up to 14 metres high. Villa d Este. Tivoli. Italy.  Above it on the terrace is the monumental fountain of the Organ. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • The cascading fountain of Neptune with its jets of water spurting up to 14 metres high. Villa d Este. Tivoli. Italy.  Above it on the terrace is the monumental fountain of the Organ. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • Villa d Este. Tivoli. Italy. View over the level gardens and fishponds of the spectacular and cascading fountain of Neptune with its jets of water spurting up to 14 metres high. Above it on the terrace is the monumental fountain of the Organ. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site
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  • Villa d Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of the spectacular and cascading fountain of Neptune with its jets of water spurting up to 14 metres high. Above it on the terrace is the monumental fountain of the Organ. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • Villa d Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of the spectacular and cascading fountain of Neptune with its jets of water spurting up to 14 metres high. Above it on the terrace is the monumental fountain of the Organ. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • The cascading fountain of Neptune with its jets of water spurting up to 14 metres high. Villa d Este. Tivoli. Italy.  Above it on the terrace is the monumental fountain of the Organ. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • Villa d Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of the spectacular and cascading fountain of Neptune with its jets of water spurting up to 14 metres high. Above it on the terrace is the monumental fountain of the Organ. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • The Monumental 16th century Fontane dell’Organo or water organ fountain.  Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. A technology wonder of its time and based on techniques devised in Hellenistic and Roman times the fountain is famous for its spectacular use of water to make musicals sounds that astounded visiting Popes, Cardinals and princes. It is decorated with statues of Apollo, Diana and Orpheus. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of the Monumental 16th century Fontane dell’Organo or water organ fountain.  A technology wonder of its time and based on techniques devised in Hellenistic and Roman times the fountain is famous for its spectacular use of water to make musicals sounds that astounded visiting Popes, Cardinals and princes. It is decorated with statues of Apollo, Diana and Orpheus. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of the Monumental 16th century Fontane dell’Organo or water organ fountain.  A technology wonder of its time and based on techniques devised in Hellenistic and Roman times the fountain is famous for its spectacular use of water to make musicals sounds that astounded visiting Popes, Cardinals and princes. It is decorated with statues of Apollo, Diana and Orpheus. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of the Monumental 16th century Fontane dell’Organo or water organ fountain.  A technology wonder of its time and based on techniques devised in Hellenistic and Roman times the fountain is famous for its spectacular use of water to make musicals sounds that astounded visiting Popes, Cardinals and princes. It is decorated with statues of Apollo, Diana and Orpheus. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of the Monumental 16th century Fontane dell’Organo or water organ fountain.  A technology wonder of its time and based on techniques devised in Hellenistic and Roman times the fountain is famous for its spectacular use of water to make musicals sounds that astounded visiting Popes, Cardinals and princes. It is decorated with statues of Apollo, Diana and Orpheus. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • View along the avenue of the hundred fountains or Le Cento Fontane. Villa d Este. Tivoli. Italy. The wooded walkway is flanked on one side by over one hundred hand carved waterspouts jetting out cooling water into three overlaying canals. Villa D’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of the magnificent landscaped and lush level gardens and fishponds at the Villa d Este in Tivoli.  Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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