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| Villa Medicea di Poggio a Caiano Piazza de Medici, 12, Prato, 50046 |  |
In 1480 Lorenzo il Magnifico acquired a fortified, medieval building, commissioning Giuliano da Sangallo to carry out the necessary structural work to render it habitable. The villa was then enhanced by decorative works ... more
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| Villa Medicea La Ferdinanda Localita Artimino, Florence | |
This villa was named ‘La Ferdinanda’ after Ferdinando I. It was used by the Medici Grand Dukes primarily for hunts that were organised on the extensive neighbouring Mount Albano reserve, which was first acquired by Cosim... more
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| Villa Medicea La Petraia Via della Petraia, 40, Florence, 50141 | |
It was Ferdinando I de' Medici who commissioned the restructuring works to this castle, which belonged to the Brunelleschi family in the second half of the 16th century. It seems more than likely that Buonalenti was plac... more
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| Villa Medici - Accademia di Francia a Roma 1a Viale della Trinita dei Monti, Rome, 00187 | |
Villa Medici was erected in 1540 by Annibale Lippi for Cardinal Ricci da Montepulciano. It came into possession of Cardinal Alessandro de' Medici and the inner court reflects the mannerist taste for a very rich decoratio... more
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| Villa Pallavicino delle Peschiere 5 Salita Sportiglia Dei Piloni, Genoa, 16122 | |
his late neo-classical edifice is located on the sloping shores above the lake between Belgirate and Stresa. It was conceived and built by the Neapolitan statesman Ruggero Bonghi who in 1855 acquired a few plots of land ... more
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| Villa Pisani 7 Via Doge Pisani, Venice, 30020 | |
The ample hall decorated with frescos has the walls painted with pillars, producing a perfectly working plastic effect and outlining dummy architectural elements that surround the central work depicting the "Glory o... more
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| Villa Pisani - La Malcontenta 11 Strada statale Romea, Padova-Venezia (direzione Fusina), Malcontenta, 30030 | |
The ample hall decorated with frescos has the walls painted with pillars, producing a perfectly working plastic effect and outlining dummy architectural elements that surround the central work depicting the "Glory o... more
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| Villa Reale 16 Via Palestro, Milan, 20121 | |
This romantic garden with 'fake' ruins was planned together with the late neo-classical main villa between 1790 and 1793 by the architect Leopoldo Pollack for Count Barbiano di Belgioioso. Poorly equipped for children's ... more
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| Villa Rosazza Di Negro 3 Piazza Di Negro, Genoa, 16126 | |
Villa Negrone Moro, via Dottesio Villa Spinola di S. Pietro, via dell’Istituto Tecnico, 1 Villa Grimaldi, la Fortezza , via Palazzo della Fortezza, 14 Villa Imperiale Scassi, la Bellezza , via N.Daste, 3 Villa Sauli La... more
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| Villa Saluzzo Bombrini 28 Via Francesco Pozzo, Genoa, 16145 | |
Built at the end of the 16th century by A. Vannone, this is the first of the villas the visitor comes across at Albaro, once favoured by the aristocracy as a location for their...
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