Villa Medici

Villa Medici
Villa Medici in Rome
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General information
TypeMuseum
LocationItaly Rome, Italy
Coordinates41°54′28.8″N 12°28′58.8″E / 41.908000°N 12.483000°E / 41.908000; 12.483000
Current tenantsFrench Academy in Rome,
Completed1544
OwnerGovernment of France
Design and construction
Architect(s)Annibale Lippi

The Villa Medici (Italian pronunciation: [ˈvilla ˈmɛːditʃi]) is a Mannerist[1] villa and an architectural complex with a garden contiguous with the more extensive Borghese gardens, on the Pincian Hill next to Trinità dei Monti in Rome, Italy. The Villa Medici, founded by Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and now property of the French State,[citation needed] has housed the French Academy in Rome since 1803. A musical evocation of its garden fountains features in Ottorino Respighi's Fountains of Rome.