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  2. Palazzo Vecchio - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  3. Piazza della Signoria - Wikipedia

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    The 14th-century Palazzo Vecchio is still preeminent with its crenellated tower. The square is also shared with the Loggia della Signoria, the Uffizi Gallery, the Palace of the Tribunale della Mercanzia (1359) (now the Bureau of Agriculture), and the Palazzo Uguccioni (1550, with a facade attributed to Raphael, who however died thirty years before its construction).

  4. Museums of Florence - Wikipedia

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    A corridor at the Uffizi galleries A salon at the Palazzo Vecchio Gallery of Modern Art National Archaeological Museum of Florence. The Museums of Florence form a key element of the cultural and artistic character of the city. [1] Of the 15 most visited Italian art museums and galleries, five are in Florence. [2]

  5. Secret passageway through one of Italy’s most famous ... - AOL

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    The trail — built in just five months for Cosimo I de’ Medici — connects Florence’s three most famous sites: the Palazzo Vecchio (the city’s political center), the Uffizi Galleries (once ...

  6. Uffizi - Wikipedia

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    Visitors observing Michelangelo’s Doni Tondo.Uffizi is ranked as the 5th most visited art museum in the world, with around five million visitors annually.. The building of the Uffizi complex was begun by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 for Cosimo I de' Medici as a means to consolidate his administrative control of the various committees, agencies, and guilds established in Florence's Republican past ...

  7. Palazzo Pitti - Wikipedia

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    In the late 18th century, the palazzo was used as a power base by Napoleon and later served for a brief period as the principal royal palace of the newly united Italy. The palace and its contents were donated to the Italian people by King Victor Emmanuel III in 1919. The palazzo is now the largest museum complex in Florence.

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