Torslanda, Sweden
12th century
Ekerö, Sweden
12th century
Gotland, Sweden
13th century
Lau, Sweden
1220s
Hällekis, Sweden
c. 1150
Simrishamn, Sweden
13th century
Gotland, Sweden
ca.1250
Åre, Sweden
12th century
Höganäs, Sweden
12th century
Sorunda, Sweden
1540
Dingle, Sweden
12th century
Östra Ryd, Sweden
c. 1300
Tofta, Sweden
13th century
Braås, Sweden
ca. 1170
Växjö, Sweden
1226
Hudiksvall, Sweden
15th century
Dingle, Sweden
12th century
Burgsvik, Sweden
13th century
Ellös, Sweden
12th century
Vallentuna, Sweden
13th century
The Villa d'Este is a 16th-century villa in Tivoli, near Rome, famous for its terraced hillside Italian Renaissance garden and especially for its profusion of fountains: the extraordinary system contains fifty-one fountains and nymphaeums, 398 spouts, 364 water jets, 64 waterfalls, and 220 basins, fed by 875 meters of canals, channels and cascades, and all working entirely by the force of gravity, without pumps. It is now an Italian state museum, and is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site.
Tivoli had been a popular summer residence since ancient Roman times due to its altitude, cooler temperatures and its proximity to the Villa Hadriana, the summer residence of the Emperor Hadrian I.
The Villa was commissioned by Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este (1509-1572), second son of Alfonso I d'Este, the Duke of Ferrara and grandson of Pope Alexander VI, along with Lucrezia Borgia.