View of the Boboli Gardens of Palazzo Pitti with the Egyptian obelisk and the basin in the centre of the Amphitheatre, Florence, Tuscany, Italy
The Amphitheatre, designed by Niccolò Pericoli knows as Tribolo for Eleonora di Toledo and built in 1550 after the architect’s death, was designed as a garden or rather an amphitheater of greenery (Anfiteatro di Verzura) which involved the ingenious transformation of the quarry used to supply the material for the Pitti Palace. It was Cosimo II who, during the enlargement works of the Palace, decided to transform the quarry into a walled amphitheater. Ferdinando II later ordered the continuation of the works in 1630 under the guidance of Giulio Parigi, and the project was concluded in 1634. During the Lorraine era, the Egyptian obelisk and the red granite basin located in the centre of the stalls and originating from the collections of Villa Medici in Rome were added: the obelisk was erected in 1790 under Peter Leopold on a design by Niccolò Gaspero Paoletti, while the basin was installed on its base in 1840 under the direction of Leopold II and according to a design by Pasquale Poccianti.
Size: 5184px × 3570px
Location: Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Photo credit: © Simona Abbondio / Alamy / Afripics
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