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Red House, Bexleyheath, London
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NOTES: Philip Webb designed the building for his friend the artist William Morris, but Morris was responsible for the interior decoration.
Palazzo Borromeo, Isola Bella, Lago Maggiore: view of the garden
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NOTES: Palazzo Borromeo was commissioned by Carlo III in 1632 and dedicated to his wife Isabella D'Adda, from whom the island takes its name. Construction of the house and design of its gardens was entrusted to Angelo Crivelli and completed by Carlo Fontana. The gardens were inaugurated in 1671.
Palazzo Borromeo, Isola Bella, Lago Maggiore: view of the garden, lake and mountains beyond
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NOTES: Palazzo Borromeo was commissioned by Carlo III in 1632 and dedicated to his wife Isabella D'Adda, from whom the island takes its name. Construction of the house and design of its gardens was entrusted to Angelo Crivelli and completed by Carlo Fontana. The gardens were inaugurated in 1671.
First Terrace and Fountain of the Moors, Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Lazio
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NOTES: Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola designed the villa and the gardens while Tommaso Chiruchi of Siena was the specialist in hydraulics who engineered all the water features.
Fountain of the River of Gods, Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Lazio: close-up of one of a pair of reclining gods
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NOTES: Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola designed the villa and the gardens while Tommaso Chiruchi of Siena was the specialist in hydraulics who engineered all the water features.
