Lycée Victor Hugo (Italy)

Lycée Victor Hugo is a French international school located on Via della Scala #85 in Florence, Italy.

The school belongs to the Mission Laïque Française. It serves maternelle (preschool) through lycée.[1]

Palazzo Venturi Ginori

The Lycee is located in the palace once known as the Palazzo Venturi Ginori, built in 1498 for Bernardo Rucellai on land owned by his wife Nannina Medici. In 1459, Cosimo de' Medici sponsors meetings of a neoplatonic Academy in this palace. The palace suffered with the temporary explulsion of the Medici in 1527, but was soon refurbished. In 1537, the Rucellai heirs sold the property to Bianca Cappello. In 1663, the Cardinal Giovanni Carlo Medici sells much of the contents of the palace, and the structure is bought by the Marquis Ridolfi Montescudaio. The palace interiors were refurbished in the early 19th century in a neoclassical style. The gardens were redon in a British style. In 1861, an owner, Countess Orloff employs Giuseppe Poggi in renovations.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Home page (Archive). Lycée Victor Hugo. Retrieved on April 30, 2015. "LYCEE VICTOR HUGO Palazzo Venturi Ginori Via della Scala, 85 50123 Florence" and "Seule école de Florence admettant des élèves dans un système éducatif cohérent de la maternelle (3 ans) à l’entrée à l’Université"
  2. ↑ Lycee site, history and architecture.

Coordinates: 43°46′34″N 11°14′41″E / 43.7761°N 11.2446°E / 43.7761; 11.2446

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