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Hadrian's Villa

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Hadrian's Villa

Hadrian's country residence, built (c. AD 125–34) at Tivoli near Rome. A sumptuous imperial complex with parks and gardens on a grand scale, it included baths, libraries, sculpture gardens, theaters, alfresco dining areas, pavilions, and private suites. The buildings, which covered about 7 sq mi (18 sq km), were reproductions of celebrated structures the emperor had seen in his travels. The uneven terrain made necessary large flights of steps and terraces. Significant portions have survived to modern times.



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Ranging from the Roman gardens at Hadrian's villa, to the late 16th century gardens of Castello Ruspoli in Italy, to the 17th century topiary gardens of Levens Hall in Kendal, Great Britain, to the 19th century gardens of Claude Monet at Giverny, to the work of such contemporary landscape gardeners as Fernando Caruncho, the Wirtzes, and Robert Irwin, "Gardens In Time" takes the reader on a brilliant and visually impressive tour.
Gardens in Time by Internet Bookwatch
Many additions have been made to the earlier versions of this book: in particular, there are lengthy new sections on the fate of antique obelisks in Rome and on Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli, as well as several interesting insertions on funerary architecture, one of the author's specialities.
The lure of Egypt by Brittain-Catlin, Timothy / The Architectural Review
However, one might add Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli as an antique precedent.
SIR JOHN VANBRUGH AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN BAROQUE ENGLAND ... by WATKIN, DAVID / The Architectural Review
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