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Water Works of Hadriens Villa
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Less than four miles from Tivoli, Italy lay Hadrian’s Villa. Built in the Roman Empire Hadrian’s Villa is one of the greatest estates ever erected in the world. Hadrian, a world traveler, collector and architect created acre after acre of architectural wonders based on the wonders he had seen in his travels. The Villa represents an unforgettable landscape of ancient ruins. The rectangular pool and garden from Hadrian’s Villa has obvious Greek influence.
One main significant part of Hadrian’s Villa is the gardens and water works. Hadrian designed a very complicated and sophisticated system of water works. The water came from the Southeast end of the villa. It was then divided multiple times to provide a source of fresh water across the grou
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