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Rome,
from its early days
won recognition because
of its vast green spaces
and subsequently the
relationship of their
culture with the prosperous
gardens known as Horti.
With the decline of
the Roman Empire this
culture of being associated
with gardens ceased
to exist only to emerge
later from the ashes
during the Renaissance
to symbolize the return
of the classic era.
Currently, the city
of Rome is known to
include a number of
public parks allowing
everyone to enjoy the
bounties of nature.
Among the many Roman
villas, the Villa Doria
Pamphilj is the largest
with 180 hectares of
land which was built
by a nephew of Pope
Innocent X.
This villa is linked
to the Vatican by an
underground passage
and on the sides of
the garden, you can
also see arches of the
aqueduct, which were
built by Emperor Trajan
in the 2nd century,
and Pope Paul V in 1600
and around restoration.
There is an arch at
the point where water
crosses the road and
this arch is known as
Tiradiavoli and it is
a legend that devils
transport the ghost
of the sister-in-law
of Pope Innocent through
this. For those who
love plants, then a
visit to the Orto Botanico
certainly attracts the
flora of land and the
botanical gardens ,
known to have emerged
from the purpose of
the cultivation of medicinal
plants and gardens of
our day at least 35000
species. A garden is
intended to form a huge
tree plant, which is
known for 400 years.
Among the most beautiful
and picturesque gardens
one can find the Municipal
Rose Garden, which once
belonged to the Jewish
community as Jewish
cemetery and reflects
the heritage through
the central staircase
shaped as seven-branched
candelabra.
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