Vizcaya

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One thousand people - a tenth of the population of Miami at the time - were hired to build Vizcaya in 1914.

Built on a coral rock bluff overlooking Biscayne Bay, Vizcaya's four sides are each an homage to Renaissance Italy.

When the city of Miami was incorporated in 1896, it still looked like a tiny frontier town, but South Florida's balmy breezes and golden beaches were beginning to attract the attention of wealthy Northerners. In 1916, industrial tycoon James Deering chose Miami as the place to build his winter home, Vizcaya -- a Venetian-styled palace fashioned to look 400 years old.

The rooms of the villa are representative of the Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo and Neoclassic periods and each room has pieces detailing the authentic period it was decorated in. Vizcaya was Miami's first grand home and with it, Deering introduced the world to the beauty -- and possibility -- of South Florida.

Cherubs and urns were painted on the walls and ceiling of Vizcaya's library, complete with furnishings from England, Italy and France.

In mid-18th century Rococo style, the paneled walls and ceilings of the music room were embellished with images from the sea, like shells and coral.

Resources
Vizcaya
3251 South Miami Ave.
Miami, FL 33129
Phone: 305-250-9133
Website: www.vizcayamuseum.com
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•	Vizcaya
•	Coral Gables / Merrick House
•	Mediterranean Revival
•	Java Head
•	Miami Modern
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