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houses a world-famous collection
of Etruscan and other pre-Roman
remains. Another Renaissance
building of importance is the
Palazzina of Pius IV, designed by
the architect Vignola in 1552. It
now houses the Italian embassy
to the Holy See.
Named after its principal
benefactor, the Museo Carlo
Bilotti is located in the center of
the Villa Borghese. This former
orangery has been transformed
into a modern art gallery boast-
ing works by Giorgio de Chirico,
Andy Warhol, and Gino Severini.
2 Museo e
Galleria Borghese
See pp262–3.
3 Villa Giulia
See pp264–5.

4 MAXXI (National
Ionic temple dedicated to Aesculapius, built on the lake island
Museum of 21st
In the center of the park is the the International Exhibition held Century Arts)
Giardino del Lago, its main here in 1911, for which pavilions
entrance marked by an were built by many nations, the Via Guido Reni 4A. Map 1 A2. Tel
18th-century copy of the Arch of most impressive being Edwin 06-320 1954. @ 53, 217, 225, 910.
v 2. Open 11am–7pm Tue–Sun (to
Septimius Severus. The garden Lutyens’ British School at Rome, 10pm Sat). Closed May 1, Dec 25. 7
has an artificial lake complete with a facade adapted from the 0 - = & (free up to age 14). 9
with an Ionic temple to upper west portico of St. Paul’s ∑ fondazionemaxxi.it
Aesculapius, the god of healing, Cathedral in London. It is now
by the 18th-century architect a research institute for classical Along with the nearby Parco
Antonio Asprucci. Rowboats studies, history, and the visual della Musica (see p350), MAXXI,
and ducks make the lake a arts. Nearby statues include one the National Museum of 21st
favorite with children, banana of Simón Bolívar, and other Century Arts, has put Rome on
trees and bamboo grow around liberators of Latin America. the contemporary arts map.
the shore, and clearings are In the northeastern corner Located in a stunning building
studded with sculptures. of the park lie the Museo designed by architect Zaha
Surrounded by flowerbeds Zoologico and a small zoo, the Hadid, it showcases emerging
south of the lake is the Art Bioparco, where the emphasis Italian and international artists.
Nouveau Fontana dei Fauni, is on conservation. Nearby, the An impressive amount of space
one of the garden’s prettiest pretty 16th-century Villa Giulia is also dedicated to architecture.
sculptures. In a clearing close
to the entrance on Viale Pietro
Canonica are the original Tritons
of the Fontana del Moro in Piazza
Navona (see p122) – they were
moved here and replaced by
copies in the 19th century.
From the northwest, the park
is entered by the Viale delle
Belle Arti, where the Galleria
Nazionale d’Arte Moderna
houses a good collection of
19th- and 20th-century
paintings. The Art Nouveau
character of the area dates from MAXXI, the National Museum of 21st Century Arts, designed by Zaha Hadid

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