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Situated to the north of the Spanish Steps, Villa Borghese is the biggest public park in the city of Rome. The main entrances to Villa Borghese, the pleasing shelter from the busy life in Rome, are at the Porta Pincia and the Piazza del Popolo. During the 16th century Villa Borghese was a vineyard which was transformed into a park in 1605 by the nephew of Pope Paul V, Cardinal Scipione Borghese. Landscapist Domenico Savino da Montepulciano planned a schematic park with various geometrical shapes and making Villa Borghese one of the parks of this category. The famous architect Flaminio Ponzio constructed a villa at the selected spot following the drawing made by Scipione Borghese. In the later years Villa Borghese was planned in a more unconventional way. An artificial lake was created at the centre of Villa Borghese during the later years of the 18th century. A small Ionic temple sanctified to the God of healing, Aesculapius, was constructed on the island at the lake.
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Rome took possession of Villa Borghese in 1903 from the family of the Borghese and was publicly inaugurated. At present, the park of Villa Borghese features broad shaded lanes, numerous temples, attractive fountains and several beautiful statues cover a stretch of 80 hectares of land. The World Exposition of 1911 was organized in Villa Borghese and myriad of exhibition areas were constructed by different countries, some of which exist till date. The most striking of these pavilions is that of the British School which was constructed following the plan created by Edwin Lutyens. Other outstanding pavilions were that of Egypt, Sweden, Denmark and Austria. Renowned as the “park of museums” Villa Borghese is home to a number of museums like the Museo e Galleria Borghese, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna and Museo Nazionale Etrusco. Other attractions at Villa Borghese include the amphitheatre or the Piazza di Siena, the arco di Setimio Severo or the arch of the 18th century, Triton statues, Piazza Navona and the botanical garden.
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