From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Villa Ada
Villa Ada
did not change the name. They retained control of the
area until 1946.
Present status
As of 2009 the area contains both public and private ar-
eas. The public area is controlled by the Council of Rome;
the private area is controlled by the Egyptian Embassy,
although the Town Council has made a formal claim to
take control of the whole area.[4] The private portion is
under constant patrol by police or army personnel.
Activities
View of Villa Ada. The public portion of the park is much larger than the
private area. It contains an artificial lake and many trees,
including stone pines, holm oaks, laurels and a very rare
metasequoia, imported from Tibet in 1940. Entrance to
the park is free. One may rent canoes, bicycles, or riding
horses. There is a large swimming pool.[5]
Since 1994, during the summer the park hosts the
world-music festival and the "Roma incontra il mondo"
(Rome meets the World) festival, against racism, war and
death penalty.
References
[1] http://www.romecentral.com/
article_list_singleeventpage.php?id=93&title=Villa%20Ada
Rome Central (website), accessed 28 Sept. 2009
Isle in Villa Ada’s lake. [2] Antenne means before the river in Latin (Rome Central)
[3] http://www.nileguide.comj/destination/rome/
Villa Ada is the largest park in Rome, Italy, with a surface things-to-do/villa-ada/579484 Nile Guide (website),
of 450 acres/182 hectares.[1] It is located in the northeast- accessed 28 Sept. 2009
ern part of the city. Its highest prominence is Monte An- [4] Rome Central
tenne,[2] 67 m (220 ft), an ancient archeological site. [5] Rome Central
History Coordinates: 41°55′55″N 12°30′05″E / 41.932039°N
12.501497°E / 41.932039; 12.501497
The wooded expanse was owned by the Italian royal
House of Savoy in the latter half of the nineteenth centu-
ry; it contained the royal residence (1872–1878). In 1878
the area came under the control of Count Tellfner of
Switzerland, who named it in honor of his wife Ada.[3]
The royal family regained control of the land in 1904 but
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