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The Cemetery from the Basilica di San Miniato al Monte by Hans von Bartels. Adjacent to the church is the fine cloister , planned as early as 1426 and built from 1443 to mid-1450s. It was also designed by Bernardo and Antonio Rosselino, and financed by the Arte della Mercantia of Florence, [ 5 ] and the fortified bishop's palace, built in 1295 ...
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On the left bank, winding up the hill of San Miniato the Viale dei Colli was built, [2] an 8 kilometers long street lined with trees ending at the Piazzale Michelangelo, which was built as a broad terrace with a panoramic city view. [3] Bronze cast of David facing Florence from the center of the square
By 1347 San Miniato was under Florentine control, where it remained, but for a brief period from 1367-1370 when, instigated by Pisa, it rebelled against Florence, and again for single month between April and May 1799, when a short-lived jacobin republic was proclaimed during the Napoleonic conquest. [3]
The church of San Miniato al Monte is dedicated to him. [3] According to legend, he was an Armenian king or prince serving in the Roman Army – or making a penitential pilgrimage to Rome [ 2 ] – who had decided to become a hermit near Florence.
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