Villa di Cafaggiolo
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Villa di Cafaggiolo is a historic Medici country residence in Tuscany, renowned as one of the earliest examples of Renaissance villa architecture and a key symbol of Medici power and culture.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Medici villa
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Renaissance villa ⓘ historic house ⓘ |
| architect | Michelozzo di Bartolomeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Renaissance architecture
ⓘ
fortified villa ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cosimo de' Medici the Elder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lorenzo de' Medici NERFINISHED ⓘ Medici family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtOnSiteOf | medieval castle ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Medici family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| era | Early Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central courtyard
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chapel ⓘ corner towers ⓘ farm buildings ⓘ fortified walls ⓘ gardens ⓘ loggias ⓘ rusticated stone elements ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Metropolitan City of Florence
NERFINISHED
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Mugello ⓘ Tuscany ⓘ municipality of Barberino di Mugello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Florence
NERFINISHED
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Lake Bilancino NERFINISHED ⓘ San Piero a Sieve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearWatercourse | Sieve River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
country residence
ⓘ
rural estate center ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Medici family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownershipEnd | 18th century ⓘ |
| partOf | Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | Cosimo de' Medici the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Mugello region of Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renovatedBy | Michelozzo di Bartolomeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renovationStart | 15th century ⓘ |
| significance |
early example of Renaissance villa architecture
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model for later Tuscan villas ⓘ symbol of Medici culture ⓘ symbol of Medici power ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | cultural ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Medici country residence
ⓘ
agricultural estate ⓘ cultural retreat ⓘ hunting lodge ⓘ |
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