📽️ Farnese Gardens

Italy · Europe · 41.89°N, 12.49°E

The Farnese Gardens, 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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Country	Italy
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	41.89°N, 12.49°E · view on map

Farnese Gardens is located in Italy, in Europe.

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