Sammezzano
{{Short description|Palace in Tuscany, Italy}}
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| address = Locality Sammezzano, 50066 Leccio
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Sammezzano, or the Castle of Sammezzano, is an Italian palazzo in Tuscany featuring Moorish Revival architectural style. It is located in Leccio, a hamlet of Reggello, in the Province of Florence.
Description
The original palazzo was erected in about 1605 by the Spanish nobleman Ximenes of Aragon. In the 19th century, Ferdinand Panciatichi Ximenes inherited the property and, between 1853 and 1889, remodeled it into one of the largest examples of Moorish Revival architecture. Umberto I, king of Italy, visited Ximenes at Sammezzano in 1878.
{{cite web
|url=http://www.rignano.org/archiviodeltempo/34.htm
|title= Il Re Umberto I a Rignano
|language=Italian
|trans-title=King Umberto I in Rignano
|work=L'Archivio del Tempo che Passa
}}
The palazzo served as a luxury hotel in the post World War II era; then was vacated and closed. A committee called FPXA 1813–2013, abbreviation for Ferdinand Panciatichi Ximenes d’Aragon, was organized in 2012 to attempt to restore and preserve the palazzo, which has 365 rooms, each with unique, Moorish decoration.{{Cite web|url=https://www.visittuscany.com/en/attractions/sammezzano-castle/|title=Sammezzano Castle | Visit Tuscany|website=www.visittuscany.com}}
File:Sala dei pavoni 04.JPG|The Peacock Room
File:Sammezzano, sala 19, 05.JPG|Ceiling detail
File:Sammezzano, sala del nodum solve 18.JPG|Decorative detail
In music
The Castle of Sammezzano can be seen in the 38 minute long video Beyond the Shores (on Death and Dying){{Citation |title=Shores Of Null - Beyond The Shores (On Death And Dying) - Official Video | date=7 December 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PicIlnHwYCw |language=en |access-date=2022-07-17}} by the band [https://www.shoresofnull.com/ Shores of Null].
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|http://www.savesammezzano.com/}}
- {{website|https://castello-di-sammezzano.it/}}
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Category:Buildings and structures in Reggello
Category:7 Most Endangered Programme