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2. Boboli Gardens - Wikipedia

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   Boboli Gardens Amphitheatre, viewed from the Palazzo Pitti Bathing Venus by Giambologna as seen in the third chamber of the Buontalenti Grotto. The Gardens, directly behind the Pitti Palace, the main seat of the Medici grand dukes of Tuscany at Florence, are some of the first and most familiar formal 16th-century Italian gardens.

3. Palazzo Pitti - Wikipedia

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   The palace was bought by the Medici family in 1549 and became the chief residence of the ruling families of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. It grew as a great treasure house as later generations amassed paintings, plates, jewelry and luxurious possessions. The Medici added the Boboli Gardens to the palace estate.

4. Porcelain Museum (Florence) - Wikipedia

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   The Porcelain Museum [1] (Italian: Museo delle porcellane) is located in the Casino del Cavaliere, one of the highest points of the Boboli Gardens at the Pitti Palace in Florence, Italy. [2] The items on display, organized by manufacturer in the displays, include examples from the leading European producers.

5. List of largest palaces - Wikipedia

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   The complex also includes the Boboli Gardens (320,000 square metres (3,400,000 sq ft)). [62] Palazzo Pitti: 39 Frederiksborg Palace Denmark: Hillerød: 31,290 square metres (336,803 sq ft) It was built as a royal residence for King Christian IV and is now a museum of national history.

6. Boboli obelisk - Wikipedia

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   View of obelisk with Pitti Palace in background, Basin just next to obelisk. The Boboli obelisk, previously called the Obelisco Mediceo, is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk, which was moved in the 18th century from Rome to Florence, where it was erected in the Boboli Gardens.

7. Theatres in Florence - Wikipedia

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   Amphitheater of Boboli: 1637: At Palazzo Pitti, still used today for special events: Teatro Niccolini (Teatro del Cocomero) 1648: c. 500: The first "modern" theatre in the city. Reopened in 2015. Teatro della Pergola: 1656: 999: The oldest active theatre and opera house in Florence; first teatro all'italiana: Teatro Alfieri: 1740: Demolished in ...