The Dome
The monumental Florence Dome or Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore, is by far to many the most remarkable Florence monument. The Basilica and Dome we see today was laid on the very antique church of Santa Maria Reparata which at the time...
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Fortezza da Basso
This splendid example of Fortress, placed on the outskirts of Florence, has remained intact to this day, because it was never once attacked. It dates back to 1534, during the reign of Duke Alessandro.
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Santa Maria Novella
Towards the end of 1200, a small oratory surrounded by vineyards, called Santa Maria delle Vigne, stood in the place where the present piazza stands today. Entrusted to twelve Franciscan monks in 1221, it was reconstructed in 1279...
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Palazzo Vecchio
Set in Piazza della Signoria in the historical center of Florence, the Gothic Palazzo Vecchio is one of the most admired municipal buildings in all of Tuscany. Once called Palazzo Signoria, as like the piazza it sits in, Palazzo Vecchio has also been called...
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Medici’s Chapels
Situated in the Basilica di San Lorenzo, which was Medici's official church, the Cappelle were planned as sepulchres for the most renowned members of the family. In 1520 Michelangelo Buonarroti began the realization of the Sacrestia Nuova...
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