Вилла д’Эсте в Тиволи. Villa d’Este , Villa au Tivoli, Italie

The Villa d’Este in Tivoli is a masterpiece of Italian architecture and especially garden design. Its mixture of architectural elements and water features had an enormous influence on European landscape design. The villa was commissioned by Cardinal Ippolito II d’Este (1509-1572), son of Alfonso I d’Este and Lucrezia Borgia and grandson of Pope Alexander VI. He had been appointed Governor of Tivoli. From 1550 until his death in 1572, when the villa was nearing completion, Cardinal d’Este created a palati