Villa La Loggia, Renaissance villa in Via Bolognese, Florence, Italy
Villa La Loggia is a Renaissance building on Via Bolognese in Florence featuring a U-shaped layout with the main structure running parallel to the street. A two-level loggia with round arches and Corinthian capitals forms its most notable architectural element.
Built in the 15th century by the Pazzi family, the villa replaced an earlier country house that belonged to Brunetto Latini, the teacher of Dante. Giuliano da Maiano, a prominent Renaissance architect, designed the structure.
The villa served as a meeting place for artists and scholars of the Renaissance period. The open loggia with its rounded arches remains the defining architectural feature that visitors notice immediately upon approaching.
The property is currently occupied by a publishing company and is not open to public visits. The grounds include mature trees, a lemon house for winter storage of citrus plants, and a smaller secondary building scattered throughout the park.
Members of the Pazzi family gathered here to plan an assassination attempt against the ruling Medici brothers, making the villa a site of historical intrigue and violence. This conspiracy left a lasting mark on Florence's political history and weakened the Pazzi family's standing.
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