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Villa Gregoriana. Villa Gregoriana is a park in Tivoli, Italy, located at the foot of the city's ancient acropolis.It consists mainly of thick woodland with paths that lead to the small circular Roman Temple of Vesta, the caves of Neptune and the Sirens, which form part of a series of gorges and cascades, and to the Great Waterfall.
In 1527 Tivoli was sacked by bands of the supporters of the emperor and the Colonna, important archives being destroyed during the attack. In 1547 it was again occupied, by the Duke of Alba in a war against Paul IV, and in 1744 by the Austrians. In 1835 Pope Gregory XVI added the Villa Gregoriana, a villa complex pivoting around the Aniene's ...
His 1805 design for a corner of the Bank of England in London became known as 'Tivoli Corner'. [8] Other examples in England include General Pitt River's 1890 Temple of Vesta at Rushmore House (now Sandroyd School ) in Wiltshire; [ 9 ] William Kent 's "Temple of Ancient Virtue" at Stowe ; and Sir William Chambers ' "Temple of Solitude" at Kew .
When the sovereigns died, the Villa Floridiana passed on to the heirs of the Duchess’ first marriage. Later, Villa Lucia and part of the gardens were sold to Count Pasquale Stanislao Mancini, thus becoming his residence in Naples. In 1919, the Floridiana was bought by the state and was transformed into a museum.
Canopo at Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Italy. Items portrayed in this file depicts. ... F-number: f/8: ISO speed rating: 125: Date and time of data generation: 12:40, 29 ...
Tivoli Park area around 1850. Tivoli Park was laid out upon the plans by the engineer Jean Blanchard in 1813, when Ljubljana was the capital of the French Illyrian Provinces. He joined two existing parks, around Tivoli Castle (at that time called Podturn Manor) and around Cekin Mansion, and linked them to the Ljubljana downtown. [38]
Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli: Date: 29 June 2014, 12:39: ... Hadrian's Villa's recreation area known as Canopus, as seen from the temple of Serapis ... F-number: f/8:
Villa Glori is a 25-hectare (62-acre) city park in Rome, Italy, within the Municipio II and the quarter Parioli. It is also called Parco della Rimembranza (Italian for Park of Remembrance ).