Giuseppe Poggi
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Giuseppe Poggi was a 19th-century Italian architect and urban planner best known for reshaping Florence during its time as Italy’s capital, including designing its grand boulevards and scenic overlooks.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architect
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human ⓘ urban planner ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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landscape design ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasPartInHisPlan |
panoramic road system on the Florentine hills
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ring roads around the historic center of Florence ⓘ tree-lined avenues replacing medieval walls in Florence ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent urban development of Florence ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Piazzale Michelangelo as a panoramic terrace over Florence
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creating scenic overlooks in Florence ⓘ designing grand boulevards in Florence ⓘ reshaping Florence during its time as capital of Italy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Italian ⓘ |
| movement |
19th-century urbanism
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historicist architecture ⓘ |
| name | Giuseppe Poggi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Arrangement of the English Cemetery in Florence
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Boulevards on the site of Florence’s demolished city walls ⓘ Design of panoramic terraces and overlooks in Florence ⓘ Lungarni of Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ Palazzo Vivarelli Colonna (restoration and garden design) NERFINISHED ⓘ Palazzo della Borsa (Florence) NERFINISHED ⓘ Piazzale Michelangelo NERFINISHED ⓘ Project for the new avenues around Florence ⓘ Rampe del Poggi (Florence) NERFINISHED ⓘ Redevelopment of the area of Porta San Niccolò ⓘ Viale dei Colli (Florence) NERFINISHED ⓘ Villa Favard (Florence) NERFINISHED ⓘ urban transformation of Florence ⓘ |
| occupation |
architect
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urban planner ⓘ |
| participatedIn | urban renewal of Florence (1860s–1870s) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Florence
NERFINISHED
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Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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