Park of the Former Royal Stables

The park of the former Royal Stables is also known as the Porta Romana garden. Located in the Oltrarno, it is the continuation of the Boboli Gardens. The two parks are separated by the old city walls.
The garden of the former Royal Stables consists of about six hectares of land, a romantic park. It was built, together with the adjacent buildings, during the period in which Florence became the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. Its purpose was to "contain" the King's horses and carriages.
Subsequently, when the capital of Italy became Rome, the building and the garden were abandoned for a long time as they lost their main function.
In 1919 the complex was taken over and donated to the Royal Institute of Art.
Later, other years of neglect followed and then half of it was relocated as venue and laboratories for the nearby School of Art.