Giuseppe Poggi

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Giuseppe Poggi was a 19th-century Italian architect and urban planner best known for reshaping Florence during its time as Italy’s capital, including designing its grand boulevards and scenic overlooks.

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instanceOf architect
human
urban planner
countryOfCitizenship Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Kingdom of Italy
era 19th century
ethnicGroup Italian
fieldOfWork architecture
landscape design
urban planning
gender male
hasPartInHisPlan panoramic road system on the Florentine hills
ring roads around the historic center of Florence
tree-lined avenues replacing medieval walls in Florence
influenced subsequent urban development of Florence
knownFor Piazzale Michelangelo as a panoramic terrace over Florence
creating scenic overlooks in Florence
designing grand boulevards in Florence
reshaping Florence during its time as capital of Italy
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
movement 19th-century urbanism
historicist architecture
name Giuseppe Poggi
notableWork Arrangement of the English Cemetery in Florence
Boulevards on the site of Florence’s demolished city walls
Design of panoramic terraces and overlooks in Florence
Lungarni of Florence
Palazzo Vivarelli Colonna (restoration and garden design)
Palazzo della Borsa (Florence)
linked to: Palazzo della Borsa

Piazzale Michelangelo
Project for the new avenues around Florence
Rampe del Poggi (Florence)
Redevelopment of the area of Porta San Niccolò
Viale dei Colli (Florence)
Villa Favard (Florence)
urban transformation of Florence
occupation architect
urban planner
participatedIn urban renewal of Florence (1860s–1870s)
placeOfBirth Florence
placeOfDeath Florence
residence Florence
workLocation Florence
Tuscany

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Piazzale Michelangelo architect Giuseppe Poggi
Giuseppe Poggi name Giuseppe Poggi