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The Villa Borghese is the largest public park in Rome. It features a lake, temples, fountains, statues and several museums.
The park is located north of the Spanish Steps. Main entrances are at the Piazza del Popolo and the Porta Pinciana at the end of the Via Veneto. The Borghese park is a pleasant refuge from the hectic streets in Rome.
The area started as a vineyard in the 16th century. In 1605 cardinal Scipione Borghese, a nephew of pope Paul V, turned the vineyard into a park.
The landscaper Domenico Savino da Montepulciano designed a very formal park with geometric shapes, the first such park in Rome. A villa was built by the architect Flaminio Ponzio after a sketch from the cardinal himself.
The park was later laid out in a more natural way. At the end of the 18th century an artificial lake was created in the middle of the park. On the island in the lake, an small Ionic temple was built. It is dedicated to Aesculapius, the God of healing.
In 1903 the city of Rome obtained the Villa Borghese from the Borghese family and the park was opened to the public. The 80 hectare/148 acres large park now featured wide shady lanes, several temples, beautiful fountains and many statues.
In 1911 the World Exposition was held in this park. Dubbed the 'park of museums', the Villa Borghese park is also home to several museums.
The Museo e Galleria Borghese is housed in the Villa Borghese. The park also contains an amphitheater (the Piazza di Siena), an 18th century arch (the arco di Settimio Severo) and a botanical garden. You might also notice Triton statues which look exactly like those on the Fontana del Moro (Moor Fountain) at the Piazza Navona.

La villa è la più nota a Roma sia per la notevole estensione sia per i diversi accessi al centro della città. A volerne la costruzione tra il Flaminio e i Parioli, area in cui sorgevano gli horti di Lucullo, fu il cardinale Scipione Borghese agli inizi del XVII secolo. L'edificio principale, ispirato al modello cinquecentesco, era ricoperto all'esterno da antiche sculture, mentre il sobrio interno accoglieva notevoli opere d'arte. All'inizio dell'800 il principe Camillo Borghese allestì la collezione d' arte della famiglia nel Casino, oggi sede della Galleria e del Museo Borghese.
Ampliatasi verso il Muro Torto, la villa fu rinnovata per seguire i canoni del giardino all'inglese. Innumerevoli sono le bellezze degne di nota: i giardini all'italiana vicino al Casino Borghese, al Casino della Meridiana e intorno all'Uccelliera. Viali e sentieri ornati di statue e fontane. La sontuosa fontana dei Cavalli MArini. Il tempietto dedicato a Minerva con la cupola decorata da nymerosi animali. L'Idrocronometro di Giovanni Battista Embriaco. Il Giardino del Lago così chiamato perché si estende intorno ad un laghetto artificiale: sull'isoletta, un tempietto dedicato ad Esculapio. Si può ammirare anche una copia settecentesca dell'Arco di Settimio Severo le statue dedicate a Lord Byron e quella imponente che raffigura Goethe. Uno dei luoghi più noti della villa è Piazza di Siena, da sempre usata per corse di cavalli e caroselli.

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  • what a wonderful upload ..

    many thanks ...

    & yes, the music is a perfect ! ....

  • Thanks! I'm glad you like it!

  • Who would have thought that Big Band American music from the 1940's could be coupled so marvelously with Roman Baroque architecture and sculpture ?????

    And you know what ? IT WORKS !!!!!!

  • Thanks, I'm glad you liked it! CIAO Donni

  • Che bel video!! Complimenti, Paloma 5*

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  • At 4mins 21 secs you show a picture of a statue, do you know what it is, because we took a picture but do not know

  • Thank you for giving me back memories from one of my favorite Roman places!

  • I tuoi video sono splendidi, complimenti, bravissima !!!

  • Ci sono stato qualche mese fa..meraviglioso posto.

  • Bellísimas fotos, no así la música porque ITALIA tiene mucha y bella música para cualquier tiempo y espacio. ¡ Lástima !

  • bello :) brava

  • I LOVE ROMA

    by Carmen

  • La musique ne colle pas ; belles images cependant.

    Merci.

  • Wonderful place.I was there in lasr year> Amazing video!

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