Only partially off topic: I like the picture "Etienne Dupérac's bird's-eye plan view of the gardens at Villa d'Este, Tivoli" in the article, and (other than the

Only partially off topic: I like the picture "Etienne Dupérac's bird's-eye plan view of the gardens at Villa d'Este, Tivoli" in the article, and (other than the fact that it can be seen as a giant water computer) specifically those multiple maze gardens in there. The fact that there are multiple maze gardens in there makes me think that maybe this was not as a cool attraction, but with the actual purpose of someone being able to walk all the way to the center of it, sit there with a book or so and have some actual peace and quiet time without too much disturbance of others? That's quite different from todays always connected world :)