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UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Tivoli, Italy |
Criteria | Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv, vi |
Reference | 1025 |
Inscription | 2001 (25th Session) |
Area | 4.5 ha |
Buffer zone | 7 ha |
Website | villae.cultura.gov.it |
Coordinates | 41°57′45″N 12°47′46″E / 41.96250°N 12.79611°E |
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. It is now an Italian state museum, and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.