World Heritage Identification Number: 1025
World Heritage since: 2001
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy
Continent: Europe
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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A Masterpiece of Renaissance Culture: Villa d'Este, Tivoli
The Villa d'Este, nestled in the picturesque town of Tivoli, approximately 30 kilometers east of Rome, stands as a testament to the grandeur and innovation of the Italian Renaissance. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001, this villa, with its palace and garden, offers a captivating glimpse into the cultural, architectural, and horticultural achievements of the 16th century.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
The Villa d'Este in Tivoli, with its palace and garden, is one of the most remarkable and comprehensive illustrations of Renaissance culture at its most refined. Its innovative design along with the architectural components in the garden (fountains, ornamental basins, etc.) make this a unique example of an Italian 16th-century garden. The Villa d'Este, one of the first giardini delle meraviglie , was an early model for the development of European gardens.
UNESCO Justification of the World Heritage Site
Criterion (i): The Villa d’Este is one of the most outstanding examples of Renaissance culture at its apogee.
Criterion (ii): The gardens of the Villa d’Este had a profound influence on the development of garden design throughout Europe.
Criterion (iii): The principles of Renaissance design and aesthetics are illustrated in an exceptional manner by the gardens of the Villa d’Este.
Criterion (iv): The gardens of the Villa d’Este are among the earliest and finest of the giardini delle meraviglie and symbolize the flowering of Renaissance culture.
Encyclopedia Record: Villa d'Este
The Villa d'Este is a 16th-century villa in Tivoli, near Rome. It is a masterpiece of Italian architecture and garden design, famous for its terraced hillside Italian Renaissance garden and the ingenuity of its architectural features, it is an incomparable example of a 16th-century Italian garden, which later had a huge influence on landscape design in Europe. It is now an Italian state museum, and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001.Additional Site Details
Area: 4.5 hectares
(ii) — Significant interchange of human values
(iii) — Unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition
(iv) — Outstanding example of a type of building or landscape
(vi) — Directly associated with events or living traditions
Coordinates: 41.96391667 , 12.79625
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