Villa Celimontana is located on the Caelian Hill in Rome. The gardens surrounding the building stretch between the Aventine Hill and Caelian. This is the most characteristic element of the estate, which is a continuation of the Karakali bath complex. The gardens include numerous sculptures, an obelisk from the Temple of the Sun at Heliopolis, several fountains designed by Girolamo Mattei, an amphitheater and diverse vegetation and many species of trees.
Originally, there was a vineyard belonging to the Paluzzelli family. Successive owners - the Mattei family - converted the area into a villa. The building and gardens were designed by Giacomo Del Duca, who was a student of Michelangelo. In the nineteenth century, the area changed hands, until confiscation during World War I. In 1929, the property was handed over to the management of Società Geografica Italiana. Since 1926, the gardens have been recognized as a public park
According to legend, in the place where Villa Celimontana is located in antiquity, the King of Rome Numa Pompilius saw his wife the nymph Egeria for the first time and built a temple.
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