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  2. Florence meridian - Wikipedia

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    Hexadecimal clockface showing Florence time. The Meridian 11°15' East was proposed as prime meridian by Arno Peters in the Peters World Map.The Meridian is the antipode of 168°45' West of Greenwich which runs through the Bering Strait and was proposed as a new date line.

  3. Piazza Santa Croce - Wikipedia

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    Piazza Santa Croce is one of the main plazas or squares located in the central neighbourhood of Florence, in the region of Tuscany, Italy.It is located near Piazza della Signoria and the National Central Library, and takes its name from the Basilica of Santa Croce that overlooks the square.

  4. Roman Amphitheatre of Florence - Wikipedia

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    The Roman Amphitheatre of Florence was a Roman amphitheatre in Florence, Central Italy. It was located between Piazza dei Peruzzi, Via De' Bentaccordi and Via Torta; its remains are visible in Via De' Bentaccordi. When it was built between 124 and 130 AD, it was located outside the walls of Florentia and it marked the point of maximum expansion ...

  5. Vasari Corridor - Wikipedia

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    The Vasari Corridor (Italian: Corridoio Vasariano) is an elevated enclosed passageway in Florence, central Italy, connecting the Palazzo Vecchio with the Palazzo Pitti. Beginning on the south side of the Palazzo Vecchio, it joins the Uffizi Gallery and leaves on its south side, crossing the Lungarno degli Archibusieri, then following the north ...

  6. Florence–Rome high-speed railway - Wikipedia

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    The Florence–Rome high-speed railway line is a link in the Italian high-speed rail network.It is known as the ferrovia direttissima Firenze-Roma in Italian—meaning "most direct Florence–Rome railway" (abbreviated DD); this name reflects the naming of the Rome–Formia–Naples Direttissima opened in 1927 and the Bologna–Florence Direttissima opened in 1934.

  7. Via Camillo Cavour - Wikipedia

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    Via Cavour (Florence) Via Camillo Cavour is one of the main roads of the northern area of the historic city centre of the Italian city of Florence.It was created in 1861 from two older streets, Via Larga and Via Leopoldo (as far as Piazza della Libertà, renamed Piazzale Cavour at the same time), and renamed after Camillo Cavour on 17 June 1861, just 11 days after his death.

  8. Via de' Tornabuoni - Wikipedia

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    View of Via de' Tornabuoni Via de' Tornabuoni with Palazzo Strozzi. Via de' Tornabuoni, or Via Tornabuoni, is a street at the center of Florence, Italy, that goes from Antinori square to Ponte Santa Trinita, across Santa Trinita square, distinguished by the presence of fashion boutiques.

  9. Florentine calendar - Wikipedia

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    The Florentine year began on 25 March, and not on 1 January, with the apparent year lagging behind the traditional Julian calendar. [1] Thus, 31 December 1200 was followed by 1 January 1200 (not 1201, as it would become in the Julian calendar), and the year remained the same until 24 March 1200.