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Piazza della Signoria Palazzo Vecchio Review

   
 
 

Piazza della Signoria Palazzo Vecchio
Category :   Sites & Things To Do
Piazza della Signoria
Florence, Italy 50122
State: Tuscany
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Jared
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12
 

The Piazza della Signoria was our first stop. The Piazza has been the center of politics since time immemorial. It used to be a large theatre was later on converted into various buildings.

According to history, the land was owned by the powerful Ghibelline family but when the Guelphs took over, they destroyed all properties.

Anyway, now it's a busy place where you can find lots of bars, ice cream shops and restaurants.  

 
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This is Florence’s most famous square and is full of cafés, restaurants, gelateria’s and street performers. The square is dominated by the Palazzo Vecchio and its famous tower. The Palazzo Vecchio has served as the administrative offices for the city of Florence for hundreds of years and still functions as city hall. The square is home to several statues and is where Michelangelo’s original David stood. The statue you see there today is a copy. Look for the plaque marking the spot where the fanatical priest, Savonarola was burned in 1498. Inside the Palazzo Vecchio are frescoes of the Medici family and other works of art. The bell in the campanile used to be rung to summon citizens to the square for public meetings and notices. Visitors can sign up for the Percorsi Segreti a guided tour that gives access to areas that are normally off limits. Near the Palazzo Vecchio is the Loggia dei Lanzi with some of Florence’s finest sculptures including the “Rape of the Sabine Women” by Giovanni Bologna.
 
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Piazza della Signoria Palazzo Vecchio
Category :   Sites & Things To Do
Address : Piazza della Signoria
Florence, Italy 50122
State: Tuscany
5 stars
( 2 )
4 stars
( 0 )
3 stars
( 0 )
2 stars
( 0 )
1 star
( 0 )
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Jared
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Jun
12
 

The Piazza della Signoria was our first stop. The Piazza has been the center of politics since time immemorial. It used to be a large theatre was later on converted into various buildings.

According to history, the land was owned by the powerful Ghibelline family but when the Guelphs took over, they destroyed all properties.

Anyway, now it's a busy place where you can find lots of bars, ice cream shops and restaurants.  

 
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Jackie
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Jun
05
 
This is Florence’s most famous square and is full of cafés, restaurants, gelateria’s and street performers. The square is dominated by the Palazzo Vecchio and its famous tower. The Palazzo Vecchio has served as the administrative offices for the city of Florence for hundreds of years and still functions as city hall. The square is home to several statues and is where Michelangelo’s original David stood. The statue you see there today is a copy. Look for the plaque marking the spot where the fanatical priest, Savonarola was burned in 1498. Inside the Palazzo Vecchio are frescoes of the Medici family and other works of art. The bell in the campanile used to be rung to summon citizens to the square for public meetings and notices. Visitors can sign up for the Percorsi Segreti a guided tour that gives access to areas that are normally off limits. Near the Palazzo Vecchio is the Loggia dei Lanzi with some of Florence’s finest sculptures including the “Rape of the Sabine Women” by Giovanni Bologna.
 
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