Secret Gardens (Giardini Segreti) (Rome)

Italy / Lazio / Rome
Since the Renaissance, secret gardens, whose roots lie in the kitchen gardens of Medieval convents, have been a common garden type. Their name is an allusion to the fact that they are enclosed by walls that form outdoor rooms, thereby creating a private passage from the closed, interior spaces to the open air of the surrounding park.
Between the gardens is a pavilion called “l’Uccelliera,” (the Aviary), which was constructed to house a prized collection of rare and exotic birds.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Borghese_gardens
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