THE ITALIAN GARDEN 



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ITALIAN FOUNTAIN : SIXTEENTH CENTUFttf 



able to study an Italian garden of the sixteenth century. The palace is 

 situated at the foot of a steep hillside which has been considerably exca- 

 vated. Instead of a parterre the principal apartments overlook an immense 

 amphitheatre with six tiers of stone benches, set off by a background of 

 laurel hedge behind which rise the ilex-clad slopes of the upper garden. 



