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.

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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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Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany notableComponent Villa di Poggio a Caiano