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Villa La Pietra
The Baroque façade of the villa
Map
General information
Architectural styleRenaissance
Addressvia Bolognese 120
Town or cityFlorence
CountryItaly
Coordinates43°47′45″N 11°15′58″E / 43.79583°N 11.26611°E / 43.79583; 11.26611
OwnerNew York University
Website
lapietra.nyu.edu
The cypress avenue leading to the villa

Villa La Pietra is a renaissance villa in the hills outside Florence, in Tuscany in central Italy. It was formerly the home of Arthur Acton and later of his son Harold Acton, on whose death in 1994 it was bequeathed to New York University.[1]: 18  The villa is now home to NYU Florence.

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