Casino Ludovisi Roma Visite
Casino Ludovisi – a cardinal’s idyll on the outskirts of the city Casino Ludovisi, artificial rocks in the landscape park surrounding the palace Casino Ludovisi, gate leading into the palace from via Lombardia. Ludovisi Palace is an quiet 4-star accommodation set close to Fontana della Barcaccia. The venue has welcomed guests in Rome since 1900. You can make use of airport shuttle bus service, medical service and car service on the premises of the hotel.
The Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi (also known as the Villa Aurora or the Casino dell'Aurora) is a villa in Porta Pinciana, Rome, Italy. Measuring 2.200 square meters, it is all that remains of a country retreat, best known as Villa Ludovisi, established in the 16th century by Cardinal Francesco Maria Del Monte. The Cardinal was a diplomat, intellectual, art connoisseur, collector, and protector and patron of such very different figures as Galileo and Caravaggio. The Casino is often referred to as the Villa Aurora, after the important fresco by Guercino, located in the Villa's main reception room, depicting the goddess Aurora. One of the smaller rooms of the casino boasts the only painting ever executed by Caravaggio on a ceiling, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto, which reflects, in symbolic imagery derived from Classical mythology, another of the cardinal's interests, alchemy.
Del Monte sold the Villa Ludovisi and its extensive grounds to Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi in 1621. Due to the Ludovisi's family financial duress, the whole park was sold off in the 1880s and built up with hotels and expensive houses, including palazzi for members of the family. The facade of the main casino or Casino Grande (a separate building) is now hidden behind the 19th-century Palazzo Margherita. This building was acquired by the Italian State and became the residence of Queen Mother Margherita. It now houses the U.S. embassy.
The only part not sold was the Villa Aurora, which remains in the possession of the Ludovisi family, encircled by high walls and open to the public on written request. Apart from the works by Caravaggio and Guercino, it contains important works of art by Pomarancio, Michelangelo, and a collection of Roman and Greek artefacts.[1]
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- ^'Villa Aurora, Rome's best kept secret?'. Minor Sights. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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Casino Dell'aurora Villa Ludovisi Roma Visite
Coordinates: 41°54′27″N12°29′15″E / 41.9074°N 12.4875°E
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