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"Villa Aldobrandini" is located on the extremity of the Quirinale hill called by the ancient Romans "Collis Latiaris" and was located on the path of the street called "Alta Semita", which gave its name to the VI Regio Augustea, near the Baths of Constantine, overlooking the Trajan markets and the ascent of Magnanapoli.
In the past it belonged to the Este and Vitelli families, then was bought by Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini and, at the beginning of the 19th century, it belonged to the Borghese family.
The villa was sumptuously decorated and housed a very precious collection of art works which over time was enriched with works by all the major Italian artists, from Giovanni Bellini to Correggio to Giorgione, Leonardo da Vinci, Mantegna, Tintoretto, Tiziano, Veronese and others yet.
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Villa Aldobrandini
11 Via Mazzarino"Villa Aldobrandini" is located on the extremity of the Quirinale hill called by the ancient Romans "Collis Latiaris" and was located on the path of the street called "Alta Semita", which gave its name to the VI Regio Augustea, near the Baths of Constantine, overlooking the Trajan markets and the ascent of Magnanapoli.
In the past it belonged to the Este and Vitelli families, then was bought by Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini and, at the beginning of the 19th century, it belonged to the Borghese family.
The villa was sumptuously decorated and housed a very precious collection of art works which over time was enriched with works by all the major Italian artists, from Giovanni Bellini to Correggio to Giorgione, Leonardo da Vinci, Mantegna, Tintoretto, Tiziano, Veronese and others yet.
"Colle Oppio" is one of the three hills which, with Fagutal and Cispius, constituted Mons Esquilinus.
It belongs to the Monti district, of which it constitutes the green lung, and is between via Labicana, via degli Annibaldi, via Cavour, via Giovanni Lanza, via Merulana. The surrounding streets were intensively built between the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, while the archaeological emergencies (what remained, at least, from the looting) were included in the vast Colle Oppio Park, which slopes down towards the Colosseum valley.
In 1871, as part of the urban reorganization following the establishment of Rome as the capital, the area was used as public gardens. But it was under the fascist dictatorship, in the years ranging from 1928 to 1936, that Colle Oppio assumed its current structure. The landscape architect Raffaele De Vico was the designer who took care of it.
The extension of the gardens is 11 hectares; entrances: viale del Monte Oppio, via delle Terme di Traiano, via Mecenate, via Labicana, via Nicola Salvi, via delle Terme di Tito
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Colle Oppio Park
Viale del Monte Oppio"Colle Oppio" is one of the three hills which, with Fagutal and Cispius, constituted Mons Esquilinus.
It belongs to the Monti district, of which it constitutes the green lung, and is between via Labicana, via degli Annibaldi, via Cavour, via Giovanni Lanza, via Merulana. The surrounding streets were intensively built between the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, while the archaeological emergencies (what remained, at least, from the looting) were included in the vast Colle Oppio Park, which slopes down towards the Colosseum valley.
In 1871, as part of the urban reorganization following the establishment of Rome as the capital, the area was used as public gardens. But it was under the fascist dictatorship, in the years ranging from 1928 to 1936, that Colle Oppio assumed its current structure. The landscape architect Raffaele De Vico was the designer who took care of it.
The extension of the gardens is 11 hectares; entrances: viale del Monte Oppio, via delle Terme di Traiano, via Mecenate, via Labicana, via Nicola Salvi, via delle Terme di Tito
"Villa Borghese" is a large city park in the city of Rome which includes various types of green accommodation, from the Italian garden to large English-style areas, buildings, small buildings, fountains and ponds.
It is the fourth largest public park in Rome (about 80 hectares) and extends largely over the Pinciano district and a small part over the Campo Marzio district, divided by the Aurelian walls.
Villa Borghese contains several buildings and has 9 entrances: the most popular are those of Porta Pinciana, the one from the steps of Trinità dei Monti, the one from the ramps of the Pincio to Piazza del Popolo and the monumental entrance of Piazzale Flaminio. The "Giardino del Pincio", in the southern part of the park, offers a well-known panorama over Rome.
The building of the villa, now home to the Borghese Gallery, was built by the architect Flaminio Ponzio, who developed the sketches of Scipione Borghese. When Pontius died, the works were completed by the Flemish Giovanni Vasanzio. The building was intended by Camillo Borghese to contain Bernini's sculptures, including "David" and "Apollo and Daphne", and by Antonio Canova ("Paolina Borghese") as well as paintings by Titian, Raphael and Caravaggio.
The villa also houses the Rome Zoo recently transformed into a Biopark and the Civic Museum of Zoology, while the "Casina delle Rose" is now the seat of the Casa del Cinema. Near the latter is the Cinema dei Piccoli, the smallest cinema in the world.
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Villa Borghese
Piazzale Napoleone I"Villa Borghese" is a large city park in the city of Rome which includes various types of green accommodation, from the Italian garden to large English-style areas, buildings, small buildings, fountains and ponds.
It is the fourth largest public park in Rome (about 80 hectares) and extends largely over the Pinciano district and a small part over the Campo Marzio district, divided by the Aurelian walls.
Villa Borghese contains several buildings and has 9 entrances: the most popular are those of Porta Pinciana, the one from the steps of Trinità dei Monti, the one from the ramps of the Pincio to Piazza del Popolo and the monumental entrance of Piazzale Flaminio. The "Giardino del Pincio", in the southern part of the park, offers a well-known panorama over Rome.
The building of the villa, now home to the Borghese Gallery, was built by the architect Flaminio Ponzio, who developed the sketches of Scipione Borghese. When Pontius died, the works were completed by the Flemish Giovanni Vasanzio. The building was intended by Camillo Borghese to contain Bernini's sculptures, including "David" and "Apollo and Daphne", and by Antonio Canova ("Paolina Borghese") as well as paintings by Titian, Raphael and Caravaggio.
The villa also houses the Rome Zoo recently transformed into a Biopark and the Civic Museum of Zoology, while the "Casina delle Rose" is now the seat of the Casa del Cinema. Near the latter is the Cinema dei Piccoli, the smallest cinema in the world.
"Villa Doria Pamphilj" is a historic residence that includes the third largest public park in Rome (184 hectares) located just outside the walls in the Gianicolense district, on the western offshoots of the Gianicolo, between via Aurelia Antica, via della Nocetta and via Vitellia. Inside is the Casino del Bel Respiro or Algardi, which is the official seat of the Italian government.
It originates from the country estate of the Roman noble family of the same name, designed by Alessandro Algardi and Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi in the seventeenth century, from the fusion of several pre-existing vineyards [2]. It was expropriated during the twentieth century, divided in two in 1960 for the opening of via Leone XIII (section of the via Olimpica), and opened to the public in 1972.
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Villa Doria Pamphili
"Villa Doria Pamphilj" is a historic residence that includes the third largest public park in Rome (184 hectares) located just outside the walls in the Gianicolense district, on the western offshoots of the Gianicolo, between via Aurelia Antica, via della Nocetta and via Vitellia. Inside is the Casino del Bel Respiro or Algardi, which is the official seat of the Italian government.
It originates from the country estate of the Roman noble family of the same name, designed by Alessandro Algardi and Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi in the seventeenth century, from the fusion of several pre-existing vineyards [2]. It was expropriated during the twentieth century, divided in two in 1960 for the opening of via Leone XIII (section of the via Olimpica), and opened to the public in 1972.