Villa d'Este

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Villa d'Este is a 16th-century Italian Renaissance villa in Tivoli renowned for its elaborate terraced gardens and spectacular system of fountains and water features.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance villa
UNESCO World Heritage Site
historic house
tourist attraction
architect Pirro Ligorio
architecturalStyle Italian Renaissance
builder Alberto Galvani
category Gardens in Lazio
Renaissance architecture in Lazio
Villas in Lazio
commissionedBy Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este
completionDate 16th century
constructionStart 1550
continent Europe
country Italy
hasPart Avenue of the Hundred Fountains
Dragon Fountain
Fountain of Neptune
Fountain of the Organ
Gran Loggia
Oval Fountain
Rometta Fountain
central palace building
fountains
terraced gardens
water features
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site in Italy
hydraulicSystemType gravity-fed
inception 1550
locatedIn Lazio
Tivoli
locatedInProtectedArea historic center of Tivoli and Villa d'Este UNESCO site
locatedNear Rome
namedAfter House of Este
notableFor elaborate terraced gardens
gravity-fed hydraulic engineering
spectacular system of fountains
numberOfFountains hundreds
openToPublic true
operator Italian Ministry of Culture
owner Italian state
linked to: Italian Republic
patron Ippolito II d'Este
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Europe and North America
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 1025
UNESCOWorldHeritageYearInscribed 2001
waterSupply Aniene River
linked to: Aniene

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Tivoli hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Villa d'Este
Tivoli hasGarden gardens of Villa d'Este
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Polo Museale del Lazio hasPart Villa d’Este
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Tivoli, Italy heritageSite Villa d’Este
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Tivoli, Italy hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Villa d’Este
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Tivoli, Italy hasLandmark Villa d’Este
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Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn notableGardenFeatured Villa d’Este
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Tibur knownFor Villa d’Este
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Tibur hasHeritageStatusNearby UNESCO World Heritage Site Villa d’Este
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Italian Renaissance gardens hasNotableExample Villa d'Este, Tivoli
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Italian Renaissance gardens hasNotableExample Villa d'Este water garden
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Lazio hasCulturalHeritageSite Villa d’Este in Tivoli
subject linked to: Region of Lazio
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Cascata di Tivoli near Villa d’Este
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Tivoli plain nearbyAttraction Villa d’Este
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Villa Lante at Bagnaia influencedBy Villa d’Este
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Rocca Pia locatedNear Villa d'Este
Sanctuary of Hercules Victor (Tivoli) nearbyAttraction Villa d’Este
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