Episode 357 - Rome: The Borghese Gallery I

NOV 19, 202523 MIN
Rebuilding The Renaissance

Episode 357 - Rome: The Borghese Gallery I

NOV 19, 202523 MIN

Description

Shortly after his election, Pope Paul V Borghese decided to transform his land outside the Porta Pinciana in Rome, Italy, into the city's greatest villa complex. The result was one of the most beautiful and majestic examples of traditional and landscape architecture. The building, today known as the Borghese Gallery, as well as the surrounding gardens evolved over three centuries. This first episode dedicated to the Borghese Gallery explores the history of the Borghese family, the gallery, and the park.