The circular temple of Vesta (Ist century
BC) at Tivoli (a village in the mountains North of Rome) was
a great inspiration for artists and architects.
The place was a favourite subject for painters. Drawings
of it were published by Renaissance architects such as Palladio
(the architect of influential buildings in the Venetian region
and the author of a widespread treatise on architecture).
It inspired numerous garden temples in Britain. |
