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This is a list of the main architectural works in Florence, Italy by period. It also includes buildings in surrounding cities, such as Fiesole . Some structures appear two or more times, since they were built in various styles.
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.
Antonio del Pollaiuolo, Portrait of a Young Woman (1470–1472), Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan. Facade of Santa Maria Novella (1456) Michelangelo, Doni Tondo (1503–1504). The Florentine Renaissance in art is the new approach to art and culture in Florence during the period from approximately the beginning of the 15th century to the end of the 16th.
The Palazzo Medici, also called the Palazzo Medici Riccardi after the later family that acquired and expanded it, is a 15th-century Renaissance palace in Florence, Italy. It was built for the Medici family, who dominated the politics of the Republic of Florence. It is now the seat of the administration of the Metropolitan City of Florence and a ...
Florence (/ ˈ f l ɒr ən s / FLORR-ənss; Italian: Firenze [fiˈrɛntse] ⓘ) [a] is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany.It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 364,073 inhabitants in 2024, and 990,527 in its metropolitan area.
Pages in category "Renaissance architecture in Florence" The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Renaissance began in Tuscany in Central Italy and centred in the city of Florence. [2] The Florentine Republic , one of the several city-states of the peninsula , rose to economic and political prominence by providing credit for European monarchs and by laying down the groundwork for developments in capitalism and in banking . [ 3 ]
The entrance to Palazzo Magnani Feroni. The Palazzo Magnani Feroni is a Renaissance Palace in Florence, central Italy, dating back to the 15th century.It is built in the purest Florentine style and is decorated and adorned with statues, paintings and frescoes dating from the 16th century.