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| Palazzo Pitti Piazza Pitti 1, Firenze, 50125 |  |
Halfway through the 15th century Luca Pitti entrusted Brunelleschi with a large building project in the Boboli hills. Work began in 1457 but was only completed after the middle of the 16th century by the Medici who chose... more
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| Galleria degli Uffizi Piazzale degli Uffizi, 6, Florence, 50122 | |
Of course, we all know most of these masterpieces very well from reproductions - perhaps too well, because in many cases I found the "real thing" a big disappointment, the colours much more muted than I remembe... more
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| Museo delle Cappelle Medicee Piazza Madonna degli Aldobrandini 6, Firenze, 50123 | |
We hadn't planned on visiting the Medici Chapel while in Florence, but Fodor's recommended seeing it and it was right in our path between where we parked and the duomo. It ended up being my favorite site in Florence. The... more
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| Galleria del Costume Piazza Pitti 1, Firenze, 50125 | |
The work Le tre età dell'uomo (The three ages of Man) has been object, in the course of history, to several attributions: Giovanni Bellini, Lorenzo Lotto etc., until its restoration in 1987, when the doubts about ... more
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| Galleria Palatina e Appartamenti Reali Piazza Pitti 1, Firenze, 50125 | |
Unlike most of the museums reorganised in recent times, the Palatine Gallery does not follow a chronological order nor schools of paintings, revealing instead the lavishness and personal taste of the inhabitants of the p... more
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| Palazzo Vecchio Piazza della Signoria, Firenze, 50122 |  |
Palazzo Vecchio, as it appears today, is the result of at least three successive building stages between the 13th-16th centuries: the last reconstruction was carried out by Vasari, after the coming to power of Cosimo I d... more
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| Museo degli Argenti Piazza Pitti 1, Firenze, 50125 | |
Originally designed to be the Summer apartment of the Grand Duke, this gallery houses a highly prestigious collection of gold, enamels, cameos, crystals and stone workings which were originally collected by the Medici an... more
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| Museo delle Porcellane Piazza Pitti 1, Casino del Cavaliere, Firenze, 50125 | |
Foreign objects include fine table sets from Vienna and from the German Manufactory of Meissen, in addition to French porcelain from Vincennes and Sèvres, brought to the Pitti Palace by the Savoy House from the ro... more
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| Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana Piazza San Lorenzo 9, Firenze, 50123 | |
This strangely shaped anteroom has had scholars scratching their heads for centuries. In a space more than two stories high, why did Michelangelo limit his use of columns and pilasters to the upper two-thirds of the wall... more
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| Museo delle Carrozze Piazza Pitti 1, Firenze, 50125 | |
The oldest carriage, a coupé used for drives in the city, elegantly decorated with rocaille, is datable to the middle of the eighteenth century. Its original owner is unknown, but given the quality of the carriage... more
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