The Canopus at Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli, Italy, is a long water basin embellished with columns and statues that culminate in a temple topped by an umbrella dome. June 2, 2017
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The statues of Canopus, a long water basin, at Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli, Italy. June 2, 2017
The ruins of a sauna, with its large vaulted-arch ceilings at Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli, Italy. June 2, 2017
The remains of doric pillars at Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli, Italy. June 2, 2017
The ruins of Hadrian’s’ Villa in Tivoli, Italy. June 2, 2017
The remains of doric pillars at Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli, Italy. June 2, 2017
The remains of doric pillars at Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli, Italy. June 2, 2017
The cute little city of Tivoli where our tour group had a very quick lunch together before heading to the Villa d’Este in Tivoli, Italy. June 2, 2017
The old town square in Tivoli, Italy. June 2, 2017
The exterior of the Church of St. Mary Major, better known as St. Francis Church next to the entrance of the Villa d’Este in Tivoli, Italy. June 2, 2017
Inside the Church of St. Mary Major, better known as St. Francis Church in Tivoli, Italy, with is sun ray altar is located next to the entrance of the Villa d’Este in Tivoli, Italy. June 2, 2017
The cosmatesque (geometric decorative inlay stonework) floor inside the Church of St. Mary Major, better known as St. Francis Church in Tivoli, Italy, was made around the 13th century. June 2, 2017
The cosmatesque (geometric decorative inlay stonework) floor inside the Church of St. Mary Major, better known as St. Francis Church in Tivoli, Italy, was made around the 13th century. June 2, 2017
The cosmatesque (geometric decorative inlay stonework) floor inside the Church of St. Mary Major, better known as St. Francis Church in Tivoli, Italy, was made around the 13th century. June 2, 2017
The signage leading to the entryway gate of the Villa d’Este in Tivoli, Italy. The 16th-century villa is famous for its terraced hillside Italian Renaissance gardens and its profusion of fountains. June 2, 2017
Entering the palace portion of the Villa d’Este in Tivoli, Italy, brings you to a hallway with the remains of rustic interior fountains along the left side of the hallway called the “Manica Lunga.” June 2, 2017
Close-up of the mosaic on the ceiling in the hallway called the “Manica Lunga,” at the Villa d’Este in Tivoli, Italy. June 2, 2017
Hall of the Fountain room in the palace portion of the Villa d’Este in Tivoli, Italy. June 2, 2017