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  2. Palazzo Vecchio - Wikipedia

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    Palazzo Vecchio by night. The Palazzo Vecchio (Italian pronunciation: [paˈlattso ˈvɛkkjo] "Old Palace") is the town hall of Florence, Italy.It overlooks the Piazza della Signoria, which holds a copy of Michelangelo's David statue, and the gallery of statues in the adjacent Loggia dei Lanzi.

  3. Piazza della Signoria - Wikipedia

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    The 14th-century Palazzo Vecchio is still preeminent with its crenellated tower. The square is also shared with the Loggia della Signoria, the Uffizi Gallery, the Palace of the Tribunale della Mercanzia (1359) (now the Bureau of Agriculture), and the Palazzo Uguccioni (1550, with a facade attributed to Raphael, who however died thirty years before its construction).

  4. Secret passageway through one of Italy’s most famous ... - AOL

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    The trail — built in just five months for Cosimo I de’ Medici — connects Florence’s three most famous sites: the Palazzo Vecchio (the city’s political center), the Uffizi Galleries (once ...

  5. Hercules and Cacus - Wikipedia

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    Hercules and Cacus is an Italian Renaissance sculpture in marble to the right of the entrance of the Palazzo Vecchio in the Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Italy. It has a complicated and highly political history, but the finished work is by the Florentine sculptor Baccio Bandinelli mostly from 1525 to completion in 1534.

  6. Fountain of Neptune, Florence - Wikipedia

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    The Fountain of Neptune in Florence, Italy, (Italian: Fontana del Nettuno) is situated in the Piazza della Signoria (Signoria Square), in front of the Palazzo Vecchio. The fountain was commissioned by Cosimo I de' Medici in 1559 to celebrate the marriage of Francesco de' Medici I to Grand Duchess Joanna of Austria. Cosimo I de' Medici was the ...

  7. 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 dei Archibusieri, then following the north ...

  8. List of buildings and structures in Florence - Wikipedia

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    Ponte Vecchio: 1345: Neri di Fioravante ? Palazzo Castellani: first half of 14th century: Palazzo dell'Arte dei Beccai: first half of 14th century: Church of San Carlo dei Lombardi: 1349–1404: Neri di Fioravante and Benci di Cione: Palazzo Davanzati: c. 1350: Loggia del Bigallo: 1352–1358: Alberto Arnoldi: Palazzo Acciaiuoli: second half of ...

  9. The Genius of Victory - Wikipedia

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    The exact date of execution of the statue is unknown, but it is usually related to the project for the tomb of Julius II.It is thought to have been intended for one of the lower niches of one of the last projects for the tomb, perhaps that of 1532 for which the so-called Captives or "Provinces" now in the Galleria dell'Accademia of Florence may have also been made.

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