Villa dell'Ombrellino, Renaissance villa in Bellosguardo district, Florence, Italy
Villa dell'Ombrellino stands on Bellosguardo hill, featuring a metal Chinese-style umbrella gazebo and extensive gardens with exotic plants.
Galileo Galilei lived in this villa from 1617 to 1631, during which time he wrote his significant work 'Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems'.
The villa gained prominence as a cultural center when Charles Eliot Norton, a Harvard art history professor, established it as a meeting place for American scholars.
Located at 11 Piazza Bellosguardo, the villa maintains its original architecture and includes Italian gardens designed by Cecil Pinsent in the 1920s.
The villa received its name from a decorative iron parasol installed by Countess Teresa Spinelli in 1815, replacing its former name Villa di Bellosguardo.
Location: Florence
GPS coordinates: 43.76324,11.23192
Latest update: March 6, 2025 09:02
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