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Wisteria gallery in Spring The Giardino Bardini is an
Italian Renaissance garden The Italian Renaissance garden was a new style of garden which emerged in the late 15th century at villas in Rome and Florence, inspired by classical ideals of order and beauty, and intended for the pleasure of the view of the garden and the land ...
of the Villa Bardini in the hilly part of
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, offering views of
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,
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. The garden is composed of three separate areas, each created in a different time period. The park's center contains the grand staircase that was constructed in the 17th century. On one side of the staircase is an Anglo-Chinese garden created in the 19th century. The other side of the staircase hosts the garden's agricultural park. The garden has many statues and panoramic views over the city. Wildlife in the garden includes
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s, blackbirds and woodpigeons. Access is gained via the Via de' Bardi in the Oltrarno district of the city, although the gardens exit onto the Costa di San Giorgio, onto which the
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and the
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connect in turn.


See also

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Grandi Giardini Italiani The Grandi Giardini Italiani is an association of major gardens in Italy and Malta founded in 1997. Its members include some of the most important gardens in Italy and Malta. List of member gardens * Fondazione Pompeo Mariani (Imperia) * ...


References

*''Il giardino Bardini, uno specchio della storia fiorentina'', Fondazione parchi monumentali Bardini e Peyron,
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, 2001.


External links


Official Villa & Giardino Bardini website
* Italian Renaissance gardens Gardens in Florence {{Italy-garden-stub