Medici villas
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Tuscany, Italy |
Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iv), (vi) |
Reference | 175 |
Inscription | 2013 (37th Session) |
Area | 125.4 ha (310 acres) |
Buffer zone | 3,539.08 ha (8,745.3 acres) |
Coordinates | 43°51′28″N 11°18′15″E / 43.85778°N 11.30417°E |
The Medici villas are a series of rural building complexes in
History
The first Medici villas were the
The last Medici villas were the Villa di Montevettolini and the Villa di Artimino, bought in 1595/6 by Ferdinando I while he was expanding the Villa di Castello, Villa La Petraia and Villa dell'Ambrogiana.
The later villas are outstanding examples of
Each significant member of the Medici family owned an estate. The Duke moved from house to house. When he was in residence, the villa became a microcosm of the Medici court. For hunting, he could visit the
After the death of
In 2006, the Italian government submitted the Medici villas for designation by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.[1] At the 37th UNESCO World Heritage Committee in 2013 at Phnom Penh, "Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany" was added to the World Heritage list.
List
Villas and gardens on the UNESCO list
Twelve villas and two gardens comprise the UNESCO World Heritage Site:[2]
- Boboli Gardens
- Gardens of Pratolino
- Palazzo di Seravezza
- Villa di Artimino
- Villa di Cafaggiolo
- Villa di Careggi
- Villa di Castello
- Villa di Cerreto Guidi
- Villa La Magia
- Villa La Petraia
- Villa Medici in Fiesole
- Villa di Poggio a Caiano
- Villa del Poggio Imperiale
- Villa del Trebbio
Major villas
- Villa del Trebbio (mid-14th century - 1738)
- Villa di Cafaggiolo(mid-14th century - 1738)
- Villa di Careggi(1417 - 1738)
- Villa Medici in Fiesole(1450–1671)
- Villa di Poggio a Caiano (1470–1738)
- Villa di Castello (1480–1738)
- Villa di Mezzomonte (1480–1482, 1629–1644)
- Villa La Petraia (first half of the 16th century - 1738)
- Villa di Camugliano (c.1530 - 1615)[3]
- Villa di Cerreto Guidi (1555–1738)
- Villa del Poggio Imperiale (1565–1738)
- Villa di Pratolino (1568–1738)
- Villa di Lappeggi (1569–1738)
- Villa dell'Ambrogiana (1574–1738)
- Villa La Magia (1583–1738)
- Villa di Artimino (1596–1738)
Minor villas
- Villa di Collesalvetti (1464–1738)
- Villa di Agnano (1486–1498)
- Villa di Arena Metato (c.1563 - 1738)
- Villa di Spedaletto (1486–1492)
- Villa di Stabbia (1548–1738)
- Villa della Topaia (c.1550 - 1738)
- Palazzo di Seravezza (1560–1738)
- Villa di Marignolle (1560–1621)
- Villa di Lilliano (1584–1738)
- Villa di Coltano (1586–1738)
- Villa di Montevettolini (c.1595 - 1738)
Gallery
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Villa di Careggi
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L'Appennino, Parco di Pratolino
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Villa a Fiesole
In addition to their country villas, the Medici also occupied the following buildings in Florence:
- Palazzo Medici Riccardi (1444–1540, then used by less important members of the family until 1659)
- Palazzo Vecchio (1540 - c.1560)
- Palazzo Pitti (1550–1738)
- Casino di San Marco
and the Villa Medici in Rome.
References
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 1 June 2006. Archived from the originalon 18 April 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "Ville e Giardini Medicei". Archived from the original on 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
- ^ "Al Palazzo del Marchese di Camugliano".
Further reading
- Ballerini, Isabella. (2003). The Medici Villas: The Complete Guide. Florence: Giunti. ISBN 978-88-09-02995-8.
- Giardini di Toscana, foreword by Mariella Zoppi, Edifir, 2001
- Alidori Laura, Le dimore dei Medici in Toscana, Edizioni Polistampa Firenze,1995
- Mignani, Daniela (1995) [1991]. The Medicean Villas by Giusto Utens (2nd ed.). Florence: Arnaud. ISBN 88-8015-000-6.