Potsdam, Germany
1858-1861
Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany
1212
Kamp-Bornhofen, Germany
13th century
Eisleben, Germany
1693
Wellmich, Germany
1356
Igel, Germany
c. 250 AD
Niederheimbach, Germany
1294
Lahnstein, Germany
1324
Ettersburg, Germany
1706
Berlin, Germany
1929-1931
Rheindiebach, Germany
1219
Oßmannstedt, Germany
1797
Bad Ems, Germany
14th 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.