Fontana dell’Organo by Villa d’Este, Tivoli

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A remarkable fountain in Tivoli, Italy, the Fontana dell'Organo, produces music using water power. This 16th-century marvel, designed by Pirro Ligorio and engineered by Luc Leclerc and Claude Venard, was restored in 2003. The water-operated organ plays four late Renaissance pieces. Visitors are astonished by the melodies, which echo ecclesiastical organs.