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# 60 • MAY 17 , 2015
# 60 • MAY 17 , 2015
cious leveled farmland in con- off from the main axis, which
trast to the steep slopes of the consists of a renaissance avenue.
surrounding area.
Very important was the intervention of the famous English
landscape gardener Vita Sackville West, a friend of Gertrude
Jekyll, whose precious botanical texts are still preserved in
the private library of the Villa.
Driven in part by some preexisting grounds, the gardens
were set up following the aesthetic concepts of English
architects and landscapers,
skillfully organizing different
spaces and paths that branch
The Temple and the statue of
Ceres mark the end of the Avenue and the entrance to the famous "Terrace of Infinity", which by its position has earned
the designation of "The Gate
of the Sun". From this point
the view descends from the
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