Giuseppe Poggi
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Giuseppe Poggi was an Italian
Italy
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 architect.

A native of Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....

, he received numerous commissions from the city's upper bourgeoisie for renovations of palaces and gardens.

From 1864 he designed the city's urban renovation, which included the demolition of the walls, the creation of alleys in place of them and of several scenographic squares (Piazza Beccaria, Piazza della Libertà).

He later designed the viale dei Colli, a panoramic walk ending with the Piazzale Michelangelo
Piazzale Michelangelo
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He died at Florence in 1901.
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