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1625 Architecture: Villa del Poggio Imperiale, Renishaw Hall, Queen's Chapel

1625 Architecture: Villa del Poggio Imperiale, Renishaw Hall, Queen's Chapel


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Chapters: Villa Del Poggio Imperiale, Renishaw Hall, Queen's Chapel. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Villa del Poggio Imperiale (English: Villa of the Imperial Hill) is a predominantly neoclassical former grand ducal Villa to the south of Florence in Tuscany, central Italy. From obscure beginnings, it became in succession a seized possession of the Medici, the home of a homicidal and unfaithful husband, and a lavish retreat for a Grand Duchess with imperial pretensions. Later given to Napoleon's sister, it was reclaimed by the hereditary rulers of Tuscany before being finally converted to a prestigious girls' school. During its long history, it has often been at the centre of Italy's turbulent history, and has been rebuilt and redesigned many times. Villa del Poggio Imperiale in the early 18th century.The Villa was once the property of the Grand Dukes of Tuscany the Medici. However, the documented history begins in the 16th century when a small villa on the site known as "Villa del Poggio Baroncelli," named after the family who had built it, was sold to the Salviati family in 1548. The Salviati were an ancient Florentine Ducal family. In 1565 the Salviati's property was confiscated by Cosimo I, who gave the villa to his daughter Isabella de' Medici and her husband Paul Orsini. Following Isabella's murder by her husband, the Villa passed to her son Don Virginio Orsini. In 1618 the Villa was purchased from the Orsini by Maria Magdalena of Austria, wife of the future Grand Duke Cosimo II, and was completely rebuilt between 1622 and 1625 to the design of the architect Giulio Parigi. The Villa was doubled in size with a large corps de logis flanked by two canted lower wings. The interior of the villa was decorated to the Grand Duchess' requirements...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=226696


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  • ISBN-13: 9781158313211
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 20
  • Spine Width: 1 mm
  • Weight: 45 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1158313217
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Villa del Poggio Imperiale, Renishaw Hall, Queen's Chapel
  • Width: 229 mm


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