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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 ...
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.
November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 46 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 655 – ...
Piazza del Duomo and Piazza San Giovanni, Florence South view from Giotto's bell. Piazza del Duomo (English: "Cathedral Square") is located in the heart of the historic center of Florence (Tuscany, Italy). It is one of the most visited places in Europe and the world and in Florence, the most visited area of the city. [1]
Cosimo I de' Medici was the Duke of Florence from 1537-1569 and responsible for a vast number of architectural and artistic elements in Florence that still exist today. The fountain was designed by Baccio Bandinelli, but created by Bartolomeo Ammannati with the assistance of several other artists between 1560 and 1574. It incorporates a series ...
Santa Trinita (pronounced [ˈsanta ˈtriːnita]; Italian for "Holy Trinity") is a Roman Catholic church located in front of the piazza of the same name, traversed by Via de' Tornabuoni, in central Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
The Metropolitan City of Florence (Italian: città metropolitana di Firenze) is an administrative division called metropolitan city in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Florence. It replaced the province of Florence. It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established by the Law 56/ ...
Today the theatre presents a broad range of about 250 drama performances each year, ranging from Molière to Neil Simon. Opera is only presented there during the annual Maggio Musicale Fiorentino . Tommaso Sacchi is the Chairman of Fondazione Teatro della Toscana - Teatro della Pergola.