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Fountain in the Bronx Zoo, May 2012
Fountain in the Bronx Zoo, May 2012
Fountain in the Bronx Zoo, May 2012
Fountain in the Bronx Zoo, May 2012
Detail of the Fountain at the Bronx Zoo, May 2012
Detail of the Fountain at the Bronx Zoo, May 2012
Detail of the Fountain at the Bronx Zoo, May 2012
Detail of the Fountain at the Bronx Zoo, May 2012
Detail of the Fountain at the Bronx Zoo, May 2012
Detail of the Fountain at the Bronx Zoo, May 2012
Detail of the Fountain at the Bronx Zoo, May 2012
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Detail of Moses on the Aqua Felice in Rome, July 2…
The Aqua Felice in Rome, July 2012
The Aqua Felice in Rome, July 2012
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The Aqua Paola on the Janiculum Hill in Rome, June…
The Aqua Paola on the Janiculum Hill in Rome, June…
The Aqua Paola on the Janiculum Hill in Rome, June…
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The Farnese Gardens on the Palatine Hill in Rome, July 2012
The Farnese Gardens (Orti Farnesiani sul Palatino or "Gardens of Farnese upon the Palatine") are a garden in Rome, central Italy, created in 1550 on the northern portion of Palatine Hill, by Cardinal Alessandro Farnese. They were the first private botanical gardens in Europe (the first botanical gardens of any kind in Europe being started by Italian universities in the mid-16th century, only a short time before).
Alessandro Farnese was appointed Cardinal Deacon of the Roman Catholic Church in 1534 at the age of 14, by Paul III, his grandfather, who had been elected to the papacy two months previously. He is remembered for being an antiquarian who assembled the greatest collection of Roman sculpture assembled in private hands since antiquity. In 1550, when Farnese acquired a northern portion of Palatine hill (historically the oldest of Rome's seven hills) he had ruins from a Roman palace of Tiberius at the northwest end of the hill top filled in, and converted to a summer home. The site overlooks the Roman Forum and is near the Arch of Titus. He called this Horti Farnesiani (possibly meaning to suggest the hortus conclusus or "enclosed garden" where Mary conceived Jesus Christ). The garden was divided into the classic style of quadrants with a well or a fountain at its centre, deriving from the design of the Roman peristilium palaces of the area, as re-created by the noted architect Vignola.
Though little of the Farnese Gardens survives today, some remnant structures may be seen.
Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farnese_Gardens
Alessandro Farnese was appointed Cardinal Deacon of the Roman Catholic Church in 1534 at the age of 14, by Paul III, his grandfather, who had been elected to the papacy two months previously. He is remembered for being an antiquarian who assembled the greatest collection of Roman sculpture assembled in private hands since antiquity. In 1550, when Farnese acquired a northern portion of Palatine hill (historically the oldest of Rome's seven hills) he had ruins from a Roman palace of Tiberius at the northwest end of the hill top filled in, and converted to a summer home. The site overlooks the Roman Forum and is near the Arch of Titus. He called this Horti Farnesiani (possibly meaning to suggest the hortus conclusus or "enclosed garden" where Mary conceived Jesus Christ). The garden was divided into the classic style of quadrants with a well or a fountain at its centre, deriving from the design of the Roman peristilium palaces of the area, as re-created by the noted architect Vignola.
Though little of the Farnese Gardens survives today, some remnant structures may be seen.
Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farnese_Gardens
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