Villa di Poggio a Caiano
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Villa di Poggio a Caiano is a Renaissance Medici country villa in Tuscany renowned for its elegant architecture, historic frescoes, and role as a former residence of the powerful Medici family.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Medici villa
ⓘ
Renaissance villa ⓘ country house ⓘ |
| architect | Giuliano da Sangallo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Italian Renaissance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Renaissance architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor | Medici family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Lorenzo de' Medici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | early 16th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart |
circa 1480s
ⓘ
late 15th century ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| currentUse | museum ⓘ |
| formerResidenceOf | Medici family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Italian State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtisticWork |
fresco cycles
ⓘ
historical frescoes ⓘ mythological frescoes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central pediment
ⓘ
formal gardens ⓘ frescoed interiors ⓘ grand hall ⓘ loggia ⓘ loggias on main floor ⓘ monumental staircase ⓘ portico ⓘ symmetrical façade ⓘ terraced garden ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
country residence
ⓘ
museum ⓘ royal residence ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Poggio a Caiano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | Province of Prato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Italian Ministry of Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
plaster
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Renaissance architecture
ⓘ
association with Medici family ⓘ historic frescoes ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks | Ombrone River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | Lorenzo de' Medici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofType | hipped roof ⓘ |
| setting | rural landscape ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 175 ⓘ |
| usedBy | Grand Dukes of Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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