Villa Doria Pamphili — Villa Doria Pamphili, on the Gianicolo, the Roman Janiculum, is the largest public landscaped park of Rome. It has an area of 1.8 km². It was bought in 1965 ndash;1971 by the City of Rome from the Doria Pamphilj family mdash;the family favor the… … Wikipedia
Villa Mondragone — is a patrician villa originally in the territory of the Italian commune of Frascati (Lazio), now in the territory of Monte Porzio Catone (Alban Hills). It lies on a hill 416m above sea level, in an area called, from its many castles and villas,… … Wikipedia
Villa Lante — at Bagnaia near Viterbo, attributed to Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola (there is no contemporary documentation) is, with Bomarzo, one of the most famous Italian 16th century Mannerist gardens of surprises. The first shock to a visitor coming fresh… … Wikipedia
Villa Borghese gardens — Villa Borghese is a large [The gardens cover eighty hectares.] landscape garden in the naturalistic English manner in Rome, containing a number of buildings, museums (see Galleria Borghese) and attractions. It is the second largest public park in … Wikipedia
Pope Sixtus V — Pope Sixtus V † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Sixtus V (FELICE PERETTI). Born at Grottamare near Montalto, 13 December, 1521; elected 24 April, 1585; crowned 1 May, 1585; died in the Quirinal, 27 August, 1590. He belonged to a… … Catholic encyclopedia
Villa Cetinale — is a 17th century villa in Tuscany, Italy, located about in the hamlet of Cetinale near Sovicille and about 12 km west of Siena. The villa, originally called Villa Chigi, was built by Cardinal Flavio Chigi, Prince of Farnese, Duke of Ariccia and… … Wikipedia
Pope Alexander VI — Pope Alexander VI † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Alexander VI Rodrigo Borgia, born at Xativa, near Valencia, in Spain, 1 January, 1431; died in Rome, 18 August, 1503. His parents were Jofre Lançol and Isabella Borja, sister of… … Catholic encyclopedia
Pope Urban VIII — Pope Urban VIII † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Urban VIII Maffeo Barberini, born at Florence in April, 1568; elected pope, 6 August, 1623; died at Rome, 29 July, 1644. His father Antonio Barberini, a Florentine nobleman, who died… … Catholic encyclopedia
POPE-HENNESSY (J.) — John POPE HENNESSY 1913 1994 En 1986, pour les soixante quinze ans de sir John Pope Hennessy, une grande exposition d’art siennois fut conjointement organisée par le Metropolitan Museum de New York et le Monte dei Paschi de Sienne. Les deux… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Villa Capra "La Rotonda" — is a Renaissance villa just outside Vicenza, northern Italy, designed by Andrea Palladio. The correct name is Villa Almerico Capra. It is also known as La Rotonda , Villa Rotunda , Villa La Rotonda , and Villa Almerico . The name Capra derives… … Wikipedia
