Gardens 10 - archaeological parks and hanging gardens

Gardens 10

ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARKS

AND HANGING GARDENS

Necropoli di Cerveteri

near Cerveteri, Italy; from the 9th century B.C. at the 8th century B.C. More info on Wikipedia: Cerveteri, Necropoli della Banditaccia.

At Necropoli della Banditaccia near Cerveteri, photographs by Michele Leonardi.

Sanctuary of

The Cumaean Sibyl

in Cuma, near Naples, Italy; 8th century B.C. More info on Wikipedia: Scavi archeologici di Cuma, Antro della Sibilla Cumana.

"Antro della Sibilla Cumana, profetessa del dio Apollo". Language: Italian.

Olympia

in Greece; 5th century B.C. More info on Wikipedia: Archaeological Site of Olympia.

Ostia Antica

Archaelogical Park in Rome, Italy; 6th century B.C. More info on Wikipedia: Scavi archeologici di Ostia Antica.

"Roma di giorno, Ostia Antica", photographs by Michele Leonardi.

Parco dell'Appia Antica

in Rome, Italy; 3th century B.C .(312-264 BC, the "Appian Way") and later. More info on Parco archeologico dell'Appia Antica , Via Appia, Parco degli Acquedotti, Villa dei Quintili, Tombe della Via Latina, Catacombe di San Callisto, Catacombe di san Sebastiano, Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella, Circo di Massenzio, etc.

Giavanni Battista Piranesi: "The Paving of the Via Appia Antica, Rome", from "Roman antiquities", 1785. Source: THE MET - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, U.S.A. Website: www.metmuseum.org .

Grotte di Catullo

in Sirmione, Lago di Garda, Italy; 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. More info on Wikipedia: Grotte di Catullo.

Villa Jovis

in Capri, Gulf of Neaples, Italy; first century A.C. More info on Wikipedia: Villa Jovis.

Villa Adriana

in Tivoli, near Rome, Italy; 2th century AC; architects: Roman imperor Hadrian and others. More info on Wikipedia: Scavi archeologici di Villa Adriana a Tivoli.

At Villa Adriana, near Tivoli. Photograph by Michele Leonardi.

Giavanni Battista Piranesi: "Hadrian's Villa: The Canopus", from "Views of Rome", ca. 1769. Source: THE MET - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, U.S.A. Website: www.metmuseum.org .

Giavanni Battista Piranesi: "View of the Remains of the Praetorian Fort" (the Poecile), Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli; from "Views of Rome", 1770. Source: THE MET - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, U.S.A. Website: www.metmuseum.org .

Teatro di Taormina

in Taormina, Sicily, Italy; 2th century A.C.;

More info on Wikipedia: Ancient theatre of Taormina.

Tikal and the Maya

Biosphere Reserve

in Guatemala; c. first century B.C. More info on Wikipedia:

Tikal, Maya Biosphere Reserve, Palenque, Calakmul, etc.

Relief with Enthroned Ruler, Chakalte' Guatemalan or Mexican, late 8th century. Source: THE MET - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, U.S.A. Website: www.metmuseum.org .

Documentary: "La plus grande cité maya découverte". Language: French.

Angkor Wat

in Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia; 12th century.

More info on Wikipedia: Angkor Wat.

"Heaven on Earth: The Story of God", National Geographic.

Osaka Castle

in Osaka, Japan; c. 1583. More info on Wikipedia: 大阪城.

Heidelberg Castle

Heidelberg, Germany; c. 1689.

More info on Wikipedia: Heidelberger Schloss.

Image taken from the book: "L'art des jardins: parcs, jardins, promenades" of Alfred-Auguste Ernouf, year 1886. Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France, website: gallica.bnf.fr .