Villa Medici, Rome

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Description
The Villa Medici was designed for Cosimo di Medici in 1460 by Michelozzo Michelozzi, who was a student of Alberti. Alberti was the first to argue that a home, garden and landscape should portray a sense of unity in style. This garden was originally designed for fruit trees and vegetables only, so it has been separated from the rest of the gardens. Keywords: Italy, Roma, Rome, gardens, outdoor spaces, site or landscape elements, landscapes (environments), planned landscapes, site and landscaped elements, walkway, formal garden.
Style/Period
16th Century (1500 - 1599 CE)
Renaissance
Source
The Garden Book. (2000). London: Phaidon, 303.