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The historic centre of Florence is part of quartiere 1 of the Italian city of Florence. This quarter was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982. [1] [2] Built on the site of an Etruscan settlement, Florence, the symbol of the Renaissance, rose to economic and cultural pre-eminence under the Medici in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Building Date Architect Notes Palazzo di Gino Capponi: 1699–1716: Carlo Fontana and others: Complex of San Firenze: 1645–1775: Pier Francesco Silvani and others: Galleria Palatina in Palazzo Pitti: 18th-19th century: Ospedale di San Giovanni di Dio: 1702–1735: Carlo Marcellini: Church of San Giorgio alla Costa: 1705: Giovan Battista ...
Piazza del Duomo and Piazza San Giovanni, Florence South view from Giotto's bell. Piazza del Duomo (English: "Cathedral Square") is located in the heart of the historic center of Florence (Tuscany, Italy). It is one of the most visited places in Europe and the world and in Florence, the most visited area of the city. [1]
Palazzo Acciaiuoli, also known as Palazzo Usimbardi' [1] or Usimbardi-Acciaiuoli, is located in Borgo Santi Apostoli in the historical centre of Florence. It incorporates the older Torre degli Acciaiuoli, formerly dei Buondelmonti, located at the corner of Chiasso delle Misure. Today it houses a hotel.
Piazza della Libertà (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjattsa della liberˈta]) is the northernmost point of the historic centre of Florence, Italy. It was built in the 19th century during the works to produce the Viali di Circonvallazione around the city. [1] It hosts Triumphal Arch of the Lorraine and, in winter, an ice rink for skating.
Palazzo Vecchio by night. The Palazzo Vecchio (Italian pronunciation: [paˈlattso ˈvɛkkjo] "Old Palace") is the town hall of Florence, Italy.It overlooks the Piazza della Signoria, which holds a copy of Michelangelo's David statue, and the gallery of statues in the adjacent Loggia dei Lanzi.
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Piazza del Duomo: Piazza del Duomo is located in the heart of the historic centre of Florence.It is one of the most visited places in Europe and the world; here are the Florence Cathedral with the Cupola del Brunelleschi, the Giotto's Campanile, the Florence Baptistry, the Loggia del Bigallo, the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, and the Arcivescovile and Canonici's palace.