Fleur-de-Lis symbol. ground tiles at Farnese Aviaries, Farnese Gardens, Palatine Hill, Palatino, Rome, Italy

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The Farnese Gardens (Italian: Orti Farnesiani sul Palatino), or "Gardens of Farnese upon the Palatine", are a garden in Rome, central Italy, created in 1550 on the northern portion of Palatine Hill, by Cardinal Alessandro Farnese. They were the first private botanical gardens in Europe; the first botanical gardens of any kind in Europe were started by Italian universities in the mid-16th century, only a short time before.

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Orti Farnesiani sul Palatino, Via di San Gregorio, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy
Photo credit: © Rubens Alarcon / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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