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Florence ( / ˈflɒrəns / 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 360,930 inhabitants in 2023, and 984,991 in its metropolitan area. [ 4] Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest ...
Margrave Hugh "the Great" of Tuscany chose Florence as his residence instead of Lucca in about 1000 CE. This initiated a Golden Age of Florentine Art. In 1013, construction was begun on the Basilica di San Miniato al Monte. The exterior of the baptistry was reworked in Romanesque style between 1059 and 1128.
Florence Cathedral ( Italian: Duomo di Firenze ), formally the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower (Italian: Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore [katteˈdraːle di ˈsanta maˈriːa del ˈfjoːre] ), is the cathedral of Florence, Italy. It was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and was structurally completed by ...
The Uffizi Gallery ( UK: / juːˈfɪtsi, ʊˈfiːtsi / yoo-FIT-see, uu-FEET-see; [ 2 ][ 3 ] Italian: Galleria degli Uffizi, pronounced [ɡalleˈriːa deʎʎ ufˈfittsi]) is a prominent art museum located adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy. One of the most important Italian ...
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 . Originally called the Palazzo della Signoria, after the Signoria of ...
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 ] The number and proximity of the works of art in the museums of Florence can trigger Stendhal syndrome on visitors who try to see them all, as evidenced by ...
History of Italy. 59 BCE – Roman colony founded (approximate date). [1] 1st century CE – Catholic Diocese of Florence established. 285 – Florence becomes seat of Tuscia region. [2] 405 – Siege of Florence (405). [2] 541 – Florence sacked by forces of Ostrogoth Totila.
The Basilica di San Lorenzo ( Basilica of St. Lawrence) is one of the largest churches of Florence, Italy, situated at the centre of the main market district of the city, and it is the burial place of all the principal members of the Medici family from Cosimo il Vecchio to Cosimo III. It is one of several churches that claim to be the oldest in ...