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Thursday, December 10, 2020

This Fascinating Park Was Designed To Portray Grief And To Shock People

The Park of Monsters also known as “Parco Dei Mostri,” in the Garden of Bomarzo was not meant to be pretty. The Garden of Monster images was commissioned in 1552 by Prince Pier Francesco Orsini as an expression of grief duly designed to shock those who viewed the bizarre statues. The Prince had just... Sign in to see full entry.

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