Giuseppe Manetti (16 November 1761 – 28 August 1817) was a Neoclassic style architect and landscape architect active in

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. The same name is shared by an Italian violinist (1802–1858).

Biography

He was born and died in

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. He helped design the layout of gardens for villas belonging to the Grand-Dukes of Florence. Among his best known works are two structure in the two-story

Parco delle Cascine The Parco delle Cascine (Cascine Park) is a monumental and historical park in the city of Florence. The park covers an area of 160 hectares (395 acres). It has the shape of a long and narrow stripe, on the north bank of the Arno river. It extend ...

in Florence, the

Palazzina Reale delle Cascine The Palazzina Reale delle Cascine (Royal Palace of the Cascine) is a small Neoclassical architecture, Neoclassical palace sited on the Piazzale delle Cascine within the public park (Parco delle Cascine) located along the north bank of the Arno riv ...

and the ''ghiacciaia'' or ice-house. The latter is shaped like a pyramid. He also designed the Corsi Annalena gardens in Oltrarno.

Bibliography

Biographical entry in Sistema Informativo Unificato per le Soprintendenze Archivistiche (SIUSA)
1761 births 1817 deaths 18th-century Italian architects 19th-century Italian architects Italian neoclassical architects Italian landscape architects Architects from Florence {{Italy-architect-stub