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Building Date Architect Notes Piazza Bambine e Bambini di Beslan: 2004: Ex-Carcere delle Murate (new piazza Madonna della Neve) 2004: Renzo Piano (guidelines) Polo delle Scienze Sociali di Novoli: 2004: Casa dello Studente: 2004: Florence Courthouse: 2000-2012: Leonardo Ricci: Parco urbano ex-Fiat (under construction) Area ex-Longinotti: 2001 ...
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 architecture of the interior is articulated by the use of pietra serena, a dark, high quality, fine grained sandstone, though in fact the load-bearing structure of the building is its masonry, i.e. it is the walls that support the arches and domes, not the pilasters which are decorative rather than structural. Pazzi Chapel ceiling
The vivacious construction of the Loggia is in stark contrast with the severe architecture of the Palazzo Vecchio. It is effectively an open-air sculpture gallery of antique and Renaissance art . The name Loggia dei Lanzi dates back to the reign of Grand Duke Cosimo I , when it was used to house his formidable Landsknechts (In Italian ...
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 .
Statue of Michele di Lando, Loggia del Mercato Nuovo, Florence. The loggia was built around the middle of the 16th century in the heart of the city, just a few steps from the Ponte Vecchio. Initially, it was intended for the sale of silk and luxury goods and then for the famous straw hats, [1] but today mainly leather goods and souvenirs are sold.
The Basilica di Santo Spirito ("Basilica of the Holy Spirit") is a church in Florence, Italy. Usually referred to simply as Santo Spirito, it is located in the Oltrarno quarter, facing the square with the same name. The interior of the building – internal length 97 m (318 ft) – is one of the preeminent examples of Renaissance architecture.