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the Villa was left to Cardinal Odoardo 
Farnese, a very serene and accomplished 
man, the last of the Farneses to be worthy 
of the distinction given that great name by 
his predecessors. Shortly after Odoardo 
came into possession, he built what is 
known as the Casino and Upper Garden, 
an entirely separate garden unit undoubt¬ 
edly designed by Vignola but not con¬ 
structed until many years after his death. 
The exact date of this construction is un¬ 
certain but without doubt it was completed 
about seventy years after the construction of 
the main palace. The retiring character of 
Odoardo may give some clue to the function 
of this Casino and its gardens which was 
termed by a contemporary writer a “Villa 
Deliziosa”. It is more than probable that 
the Cardinal, tired of the confusion and 
strenuous life of the main palace retired 
here to be surrounded only by his most 
beautiful gardens and closest friends. The 
reason for building this additional garden 
with no architectural connection with the 
main palace and gardens, is an unsolved 
problem and one of little importance to 
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Mr. Griswold’s model of the Villa 
Caprarola is considered the finest garden 
model ever made. He is a fellow of 
the American Academy in Rome 
> The map of the garden by The Upper Garden and 
Mr. Griswold shows the Casino are reached by a 
} location of the Casino, its long ramp down the center 
^ approach and surroundings of which runs a cascade 
