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gigantic
centuries-old by Gian Lorenzo Bernicypress trees.
ni and was restored in
the 20th century. Its beCertainly, the most maje- auty was the inspiration
stic and spectacular foun- for several 18th-century
tain at Villa d’Este is the fountains.
Completing
Fontana di Nettuno (Nep- the group of fountains is
tune Fountain), which was the Fontana dell’Orgaoriginally commissioned no (Fountain of the Or-
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gan), which is above the
Fontana di Nettuno. This
fountain was named after
the water mechanism it
encompasses, which still
generates sounds from an
organ that can be heard
by visitors.