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The Basilica di Santa Croce (Italian for 'Basilica of the Holy Cross') is a minor basilica and the principal Franciscan church of Florence, Italy.It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 metres southeast of the Duomo, on what was once marshland beyond the city walls.
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.
As they become closer to the church of Santa Croce, the windows are nearer to each other, in order to provide an illusory enlargement of the façade. The internal garden once housed a marble fountain and a statue of "Youth" by Giambologna , now disassembled in the Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg and the Victoria and Albert Museum of London .
The Piazza Santa Croce is another; dominated by the Basilica of Santa Croce, it is a rectangular square in the centre of the city where the Calcio Fiorentino is played every year. Furthermore, there is the Piazza Santa Trinita, a square near the Arno that mark the end of the Via de' Tornabuoni street.
The Pazzi Chapel (Italian: Cappella dei Pazzi) is a chapel located in the "first cloister" on the southern flank of the Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence, Italy. Commonly credited to Filippo Brunelleschi, it is considered to be one of the masterpieces of Renaissance architecture.
Santa Croce, Florence, built 1294–1385 and the burial place of several notable Italians; Santa Croce della Foce, Gubbio, Umbria, built in the 13th century; Basilica di Santa Croce (Lecce), built 1549–1646; Santa Croce, Parma, built 1222–1666; Santa Croce, Padua, built 1737–1749; Santa Croce in Fossabanda, Pisa, built 1325–19th century
Page on the Santa Croce square at Florence's municipal website (in Italian) 43°46′9.38″N 11°15′38.37″E / 43.7692722°N 11.2606583°E / 43.7692722; 11.2606583 This article about a palace in Italy is a stub .
Restaurant in the Piazza del Duomo. Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral: Is the largest building in medieval Europe, [2] and is the fourth church of Europe by size, its length is 153 m (501.97 ft) and its height is 116 m (380.58 ft). The Dome was designed by Filippo Brunelleschi.