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Villa Corsini a Castello

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Villa Corsini a Castello, near Florence, Italy, began in the fifteenth century as a rural mansion for the Strozzi family and later passed to the Rinieri family, whose garden designer Niccolo Tribolo laid out one of his earliest gardens there before his celebrated work at the Boboli Gardens. The Corsini family acquired the villa in 1697 for its position near their own Villa La Petraia and had it rebuilt in a restrained Baroque style by the architect Giovan Battista Foggini. The Italian state purchased the villa in the 1950s, and it now serves as a branch of the National Archaeological Museum of Florence. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Villa 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Florence, Italy 2
Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account
2010 2
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Standing 1
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Villa 2
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1. Villa Corsini a Castello (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Corsini_a_Castello, lead definition
    Villa Corsini a Castello is a suburban villa near Florence, Italy, located in via della Petraia.
  • History
    In 1697, in part due its proximity to the Medici Villa La Petraia, the Corsini family bought the villa, and the property underwent to a complete renovation in a sober baroque style, designed by Giovan Battista Foggini. In 1950s it was acquired by the Italian State, and now it holds a separate section of the National Archaeological Museum of Florence.
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2. Villa Corsini a Castello (Wikidata)
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  • Wikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (2010)
    Wikidata item Q4011917, property P571: 2010
  • Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Villa)
    Wikidata item Q4011917, instance of (P31): villa
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Florence, Italy
    Wikidata item Q4011917, property P131/P17 (location): Florence, Italy
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