Farnese Gardens

The Farnesinischen Gardens (Italian: Orti Farnesiani ) are located on the Palatine Hill, one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built.

The gardens lie to the north west of the Palatine, they extend from north to south for about 200 meters and from west to north for about 250 m.

They emerged on the ruins of Tiberius 's Palace, which were filled with soil, and belonged from 1550 to possession of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese. This commissioned the architect Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola with the design of one of the first botanical gardens in Europe, the terraces, which were connected by stairs, and comprised of the ancient Roman Forum down to the Germalus, the highest point of the Palatine, stretched.

In the gardens especially plants were planted from the Levant and East Asia, but also from Latin America, including the Farnesinische acacia.

With the start of archaeological excavations on the Palatine Hill in the 19th century parts of the gardens were removed later rose gardens and citrus plantations have been made. The numerous fountains and ponds, but also several Renaissance pavilions and an artificial grotto are still preserved.

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