Villa Madama | |
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General information | |
Town or city | Rome |
Country | Italy |
Coordinates | 41°55′42″N 12°27′10″E / 41.928353°N 12.452781°E |
Construction started | 1518 |
Completed | 1525 |
Client | Cardinal Giulio de' Medici Prime Minister of Italy |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Raphael Antonio da Sangallo the Younger |
Villa Madama is a Renaissance-style rural palace (villa) located on Via di Villa Madama #250 in Rome, Italy. Located west of the city center and a few miles north of the Vatican, and just south of the Foro Olimpico Stadium. Even though incomplete, this villa with its loggia and segmented columned garden court and its casino with an open center and terraced gardens, was initially planned by Raphael, and highly influential for subsequent architects of the High Renaissance.