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The Accademia Gallery of Florence houses Michelangelo's David and his unfinished Prisoners. Its collections also include early Italian painting, plaster models and…
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The Bargello National Museum occupies a medieval palace in Florence. Its galleries display Renaissance sculpture and decorative arts, with works in stone, bronze an…
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San Miniato al Monte stands on a hill above Florence. Its Romanesque basilica has a green and white marble facade, a raised choir and a crypt.
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Santa Croce is a Gothic Franciscan church in Florence. Its monuments include the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo and Niccolò Machiavelli.
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Santa Maria Novella is a Dominican church in Florence with a white and green patterned façade. Its artworks include Giotto’s Crucifix and Masaccio’s Holy Trinity.
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The Basilica of Santo Spirito stands in Florence’s Oltrarno district. Filippo Brunelleschi designed the church. Its restrained plaster façade faces the square of Sa…
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The Boboli Gardens lie behind Pitti Palace in Florence. Originally laid out for the Medici, the gardens feature wide avenues, fountains, sculptures and artificial g…
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Florence’s covered Central Market occupies a block in San Lorenzo. The hall is the work of Giuseppe Mengoni, the architect of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in M…
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Florence Cathedral stands in Piazza del Duomo. Filippo Brunelleschi designed its dome. The cathedral complex also includes Giotto's Campanile and the Baptistery of…
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The Medici Chapels at San Lorenzo bring together Michelangelo’s New Sacristy, the Chapel of the Princes and the crypt where generations of the family were buried.
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Museo Galileo is housed in Palazzo Castellani in Florence. Its permanent collection contains scientific instruments gathered by the Medici and Lorraine dynasties, i…
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Orsanmichele is a Gothic building in the historic centre of Florence. It once housed a grain market and store. It now contains a church and a sculpture museum.
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Palazzo Vecchio is the town hall of Florence. It overlooks Piazza della Signoria. The square is also home to the Loggia dei Lanzi, with its open arches.
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Piazzale Michelangelo is a panoramic terrace overlooking Florence. The architect Giuseppe Poggi designed it on a hill south of the Arno as part of the city’s urban…
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Pitti Palace stands south of the Arno in Florence. Originally the residence of Luca Pitti, it became a Medici palace and now houses several museums.
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Ponte Vecchio crosses Florence's Arno on three low stone arches. Shops line both sides of the medieval bridge, with the Vasari Corridor running above part of the cr…
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The Strozzi family built this Renaissance palace in the centre of Florence. The building has an open courtyard at its centre. It now serves as an exhibition centre.
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The Uffizi Gallery is an art museum beside Piazza della Signoria in Florence. It is known for its collection of Italian Renaissance art. The building originally hou…
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