Images is this gallery are from the magnificent Hadrian's villa, a monumental complex 5 kilometres below the ancient hill town of Tivoli, which was designed by the emperor and an inspiration to artists during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. It remains as one of the most evocative classical sites remaining in Italy.
Hadrian's Villa was built as a private summer retreat by Adrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus) after he became Emperor in AD 117. Taking 10 years to build, the villa...
more »Images is this gallery are from the magnificent Hadrian's villa, a monumental complex 5 kilometres below the ancient hill town of Tivoli, which was designed by the emperor and an inspiration to artists during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. It remains as one of the most evocative classical sites remaining in Italy.
Hadrian's Villa was built as a private summer retreat by Adrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus) after he became Emperor in AD 117. Taking 10 years to build, the villa is the largest and richest villa built in the entire Roman Empire. A vast open air museum of some the finest architecture of the Roman world, the villa grounds were filled with inspired full scale adaptations or reproductions of Roman Emperor Hadrian's beloved buildings he had seem during his travels through Greece and Egypt. It is a UNSECO World Heritage Site.
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