The Boboli Gardens was bought, along with Pitti Palce, by the Medici Family in 1550. They brought in Nicolo Pericoli to design the gardens. He transformed them into a spectacular renaissance garden which became the model for all European royal gardens, including those at Versailles. The Lorraine family enlarged the gardens to include many beautiful statues, fountains, ponds, an amphitheater, lawn of columns, and a coffee house. In 1776 Pietro Leopoldo decided to open the gardens to the public.
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