Florence Landmarks and Historic sites

Address: Piazza Santa Croce, 16
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The Basilica di Santa Croce is the principal Franciscan church situated in Florence and also a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. This is also the burial place of some of the most illustrious Italians like...

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Address: Piazza di Santa Croce, 16, Florence, Italy
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Address: Piazza San Lorenzo, Firenze
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Address: Piazza San Giovanni
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"He was given to us by Heaven to invest architecture with new forms". In these words Vasari celebrated the ingenious architect whom Florence was fortunate enough to count among her sons between the end of the fourteenth ...

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The Santa Maria Novella church is situated across the main railway station and is the first great basilica in Florence. It is also the city’s principal Dominican church. This historic building contains a store of art...

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Address: Florence, Italy
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The Duomo - Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore is the cathedral church which is located in Florence in Itlay. The construction of this amazing historic building began in 1296 in Gothic style and designed by Arnolfo di...

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Address: 50122 Firenze,
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Address: Piazza Del Duomo, 17
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From the end of the eighteenth to the early years of the nineteenth centuries, international politics inevitably involved Tuscany, and Ferdinando III of Lorraine could not prevent the Grand Duchy from being occupied by Napoleon's army....

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Jacob Burckhardt defined Florence as the rusticated stone city, and Venice as the clad city, thus succinctly summarizing the specific features of fifteenth century architecture in two different and contrasting cultural realities. And ...

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NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURY CULTURE AND CITY Throughout this century, Florence has been suffering from a process of degradation. The old structure can no longer cope with the demands of modern urban life and ...

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Giotto’s Bell Tower is a free standing bell tower which is a part of the complex of buildings which make up Florence Cathedral on the Piazza del Duomo in Florence. This tower stands adjacent the Basilica of...

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Address: Florence, Italy
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The city within the wall As the medieval period was drawing to its close, between the end of the fourteenth and the beginning of the fifteenth century, the form of the city had been more or less stabilized. In...

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Address: Piazza della Signoria
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The Palazzo Medici Riccardi was built for Cosimo Vecchio and this beautiful urban palace is situated in central part of Florence. This historic building rises almost seventy feet above the ground. There are string courses which...

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Address: Florence, Italy
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Palazzo Strozzi is a beautiful palace which was built in 1489. It was built by Benedetto da Maiano and the construction of the building was completed in 1538. Palazzo Strozzi is an impressive example of civil architecture with...

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Address: 1 Piazza degli Strozzi Firenze, Italy
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The Pitti Palace, or Palazzo Pitti, and Boboli Gardens are in Florence, Italy.The Pitti Palace houses...

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The Ponte Vecchio is a medieval bridge over the Arno River and is noted for shops built along it. The Butchers used to occupy the shops but the present tenants are jewelers, souvenir sellers and art dealers. This bridge has been...

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Address: Florence, Italy
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Maria Maddalena was a member of the famous Florentine Pazzi family and was canonized in 1669. There are some historic buildings like the church of 13th century and the Benedictine convent, which was enlarged and is in the...

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Address: Borgo Pinti 58, Florence, Italy
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Address: Piazza di Santa Maria Novella
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