Giuseppe Poggi

Giuseppe Poggi ( born April 3, 1811 in Florence, † March 5, 1901 ) was an Italian architect and urban planner.

Poggi was by Giorgio Vasari and Bernardo Buontalenti the architect, who, in his time, the 19th century, the face of today's most critical Florence coined. He built for the upper classes, such as the Villa Favard on the Lungarno, the Palazzo Gondi, the Palazzo della Gherardescas was successful and influential with its local atmosphere adapted neo-renaissance style. He was open to modern trends such as parks in the English style and refurbishment projects in the manner of Georges -Eugène Haussmann.

1864 Poggi was commissioned to design the guidelines for the urban development of Florence. In the wake of the demolition of the city walls in the northern part of the city Poggi designed the resulting Boulevards ( viali di circonvallazione ), with some monumental places like the (Piazza Beccaria, Piazza della Libertà ), where the city gates of the 14th century have been preserved. A particularly original solution was Poggi for the Piazzale Donatello, as the oval center, he received the " graveyard of the English " (Cimitero degli inglesi ) and lined by cypress trees. Arnold Böcklin should by this ensemble to his painting: let them have inspired Isle of the Dead.

On the south bank of the Arno Poggi created the prospect viale dei Colli with the height of the Piazzale Michelangelo.

Also brother Enrico Poggi Poggi (1812-1890) was a prominent figure in 19th century Italy: He worked as Minister of Justice in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and the provisional government of Tuscany. As such, he proclaimed the annexation of Tuscany to the Kingdom of Sardinia and was in consequence, among others, Minister without portfolio of the Kingdom of Italy.