Giardino delle Rose
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Giardino delle rose (The Rose Garden) is a garden park in the Oltrarno district of Florence, in Tuscany, Italy. It is located below the Piazzale Michelangelo and offers a commanding view of the city.[1]
History
The Rose Garden was created by the Florentine architect Giuseppe Poggi in 1865, following a commission by the municipality of Florence to develop the left bank of the Arno River, when the capital of Italy was moved from Turin to Florence that year.[2] His contributions include both the Pialeas Michelangelo and the garden. It has an area of about 1 ha and is terraced. Once part of the property of the Oratorian Fathers, the Podere San Francesco (San Francesco farm), the area was transformed into a garden by Attilio Pucci, who started a collection of roses.[1] In 1895, the garden was opened for the first time to the public during the Arts and Flowers Festival, which was held every May.
In 1998, the garden gained a Japanese Shorai oasis, donated by Yasuo Kitayama and the Kōdai-ji Zen temple by the Florence's twin city of Kyoto.[1] Since September 2011 the garden has hosted twelve sculptures by the Belgian artist Jean-Michel Folon, donated by his widow to the municipality of Florence. The sculptures are: Partir (2005), Un oiseau (1993), Chat-oiseau (1994), Chat (1996), Vingt-cinquième pensée (2001), Méditerranée (2001), Panthère (2003), Walking (2003), Je me souviens (2003), Partir (2005) and L’envol (2005).[3]
Location and access
The garden is situated on the southern slopes of the
Originally open only in May, it is now open all year round from 9am to sunset (8pm May–September, 6pm October, March and April, and 5pm November–February) except Christmas Day and New Year's Day. The best time to visit the garden to enjoy its beauty is in the spring when the roses are at their best.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Rinaldi 2012.
- ^ Diladdarno 2016.
- ^ Montanari 2011.
Bibliography
- Rinaldi, Niccolò (2012). "Rose Garden". Secret Florence. trans. Jeremy Scott (2 ed.). Versailles: JonGlez. p. 286. ISBN 9782361950446.
- "Giardino delle Rose". Diladdarno: Firenze oltre il fiume. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- Montanari, Laura (29 September 2011). "Nel giardino delle visioni l'ultimo desiderio di Folon". Repubblica (in Italian).