Gardens of Bomarzo | |
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Sacred Grove | |
Sacro Bosco | |
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Location | Bomarzo, Italy |
Coordinates | 42°29′29.88″N 12°14′51.27″E / 42.4916333°N 12.2475750°E |
Created | 16th century |
Designer | Pirro Ligorio |
The Sacro Bosco ("Sacred Grove"),[1] colloquially called Park of the Monsters (Parco dei Mostri in Italian), also named Garden of Bomarzo, is a Mannerist monumental complex located in Bomarzo, in the province of Viterbo, in northern Lazio, Italy.[2]
The garden was created during the 16th century.[3] The design is attributed to Pirro Ligorio, and the sculptures to Simone Moschino. Situated in a wooded valley bottom beneath the castle of Orsini, it is populated by grotesque sculptures and small buildings located among the natural vegetation.
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