Civil architectures in Florence

               

 

               

 

Palazzo Vecchio: a splendid building located in the famous Piazza della Signoria, now the town of Florence. The few years when Florence was the capital, addiruttura Palazzo Vecchio was the seat of the Italian Parliament. Today besides being the Town, is also a major museum full of works of art by Donatello, by Bronzino, Michelangelo Buonarroti and Giorgio Vasari.

Palazzo Medici-Riccardi: located in the central Via Cavour, today is the seat of the province of Florence. In the glorious past of the city of Florence was the headquarters of the powerful and noble Medici family until the second half of the sixteenth century. Palazzo Medici-Riccardi is nothing less than a magnificent masterpiece of Renaissance architecture, particularly through the Chapel of the Magi by Benozzo Gozzoli.

Palazzo Pitti: the second half of the sixteenth century, this ancient building was the palace of Florence when the city was the capital of Italy. Today, Palazzo Pitti houses inside eight different museums.

Rucellai Palace: Located on Via della Vigna Nuova, built in the fifteenth century on a project of the artist Leon Battista Alberti.

Palazzo Strozzi: located in Via Tornabuoni, which is also beautiful and historic Renaissance masterpiece.

Davanzati Palace: is located in the central Via Porta Rossa built in the fourteenth century and restored in the course of the twentieth century by Elia Volpi. Today houses a rich and important public museum, inside you can also admire splendid frescoes.

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