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The Gardens of Maecenas, or Horti Maecenatis, constituted the luxurious ancient Roman estate of Gaius Maecenas, an Augustan-era imperial advisor and patron of the arts. The property was among the first in Italy to emulate the style of Persian gardens . [ 1 ]
In an evocative eyewitness account, the philosopher Philo visited the horti in 40 AD and accompanied Caligula inspecting the elaborate residence and ordering rooms to be made more sumptuous. [3] Caligula was briefly buried at the site. [4] The Horti Lamiani adjoined the Gardens of Maecenas and the Gardens of Maiani.
The Lamian Gardens (Latin - Horti Lamiani) were a set of gardens located on the top of the Esquiline Hill in Rome, in the area around the present Piazza Vittorio Emanuele. They were based on the gardens of the consul Aelius Lamia , a friend of Tiberius , and soon (by the time of Caligula ) became subsumed into the imperial property.
Waterboat House Garden is a small park located near the mouth of the Singapore River, near the Central Business District (CBD) in Singapore. The park was once the original site of the former Merlion Park where the two iconic statues of the Merlion and its miniature form were originally located.
Haw Par Villa (Chinese: 虎豹別墅; pinyin: Hǔ Bào Biéshù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hó͘ pà pia̍t-sú) is a theme park located along Pasir Panjang Road in Singapore.The park contains over 1,000 statues and 150 giant dioramas depicting scenes from Chinese Literature, folklore, legends, history, and statuary of key Chinese religions, Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism.
Wheelock Properties (Singapore) Limited was taken over by its parent company Wheelock & Co. [6] and was delisted from the SGX on 18 October 2018, becoming Wheelock Properties (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.. Wheelock & Co. and its subsidiary The Wharf (Holdings) 's formed a spin-off listed company Wharf Real Estate Investment Company (Wharf REIC) for ...
Maecenas is a supporting character in William Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra, in which he is presented as a level-headed and loyal lieutenant to Octavian; Enobarbus describes him as 'half the heart of Caesar'. [29] Maecenas was portrayed by Alex Wyndham in the second season of the 2005 HBO television series Rome.
The Singapore Botanic Gardens is a 166-year-old tropical garden located at the fringe of the Orchard Road shopping district in Singapore. It is one of three gardens, and the only tropical garden, to be honoured as a UNESCO World Heritage Site . [ 1 ]