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Villa Borghese Gardens
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Villa Borghese is literally a breath of fresh
air for those who visit it. There are museums, a theatre, a bio park, a lake,
a winter ice skating place, rollerblade and skateboarders space as well as
numerous fountains dotted throughout. The Park was originally a
private vineyard, redesigned and enlarged in 1605 to grandiose proportions
for pope Paul V's nephew, the Cardinal Scipione
Borghese. However, it was named after the Borghese
family on the condition that it boasted the most luxurious and magnificent
dwelling in The art museum in the
park, was originally designed not only to house the Cardinal's art
collection, but also to be a "villa of delights". Various
architects, including the Dutch designer Jan Van Staten,
known to Italians as Vasanzio and the garden designer Jerome
Rainaldi, participated in its creation. The Park was divided into
three sections: the first was to be wooded, the second, more artistic, with
statues, sculptures and perspectives, and the third more wild and
"natural". The Secret Garden, is a charming characteristic
which can be found in italian parks and gardens of the Renaissance and
Baroque periods, when there was a revival of interest in all things ancient.
These lovely enclosed spaces, often near their owners' homes, were reserved
for the invited and the privileged. Such places have a lovely atmosphere of
seclusion, secrecy and tranquility, adding new dimensions of beauty to their
surroundings. Villa Borghese had two "secret
spaces": one, shrouded by trees, is the garden of bitter oranges (Giardino
dei melangoli) and has a lovely eagle fountain in front of its adjacent
mansion; the second "The Flower Garden", is the
beautifully laid out formal garden. A third secret garden
stretches in front of the Aviary, accompanied by the Meridiana
(Sun dial) mansion, designed by Rainaldi. The Secret
Gardens are
not the only charming corners of Villa Borghese: the Map: http://maps.google.fi/maps?hl=fi&ll=41.29085,12.71216&spn=17.581807,26.938477&t=m&z=5 http://www.italyguides.it/us/roma/rome/villa-borghese-gardens/villa-borghese.htm |
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