florence to see

loggia della signoria

2008-05-19T13:50:00.000-07:00

The "Loggia" of the Lordship was erected from Benci di Cione e Simone Talenti (1376-82) for the investitura of the priori and in order to accommodate other manifestations of the Republic. The style is the gotico but it seems to anticipate the rinascimento. Up, the splendid terrace to trafori. Under the loggia, the bronzeo Perseo of the Cellini that supports the head of Jellyfish. On the perron, two lions

old palaces and square of signoria photo's

2008-05-17T08:49:00.000-07:00

Palazzo Vecchio - history

2008-05-17T08:39:00.000-07:00

Old palace is found in Public square of the Lordship and is the center of the common one of the city. Is one of the known civic buildings more and synbol of the architecture of 1300. Anciently called "Palace of the Priori" was called then "palace of the Lordship" in honor to the republic fiorentina and the 1540 was called "Ducale Palace" when to the Cosimo government de' the Doctors of it it made its residence, becoming then "Old palace" in 1565 when the court of the Duca Cosimo was moved to Pitti Palaces. From 1865 to 1871 it was center of the Italian parliament, currently it accommodates the mayor and varies communal offices.
To the inside of Old Palace there is also a museum. The Tower of Arnolfo is one of the symbol of the city, of rare and sophisticated beauty. Century for being able was constructed to the end of the 13 to accommodate and protect the magistrates who worked in a turbulent age.
The architect who planned it was Arnolfo di Cambio, already author of the plans of the Dome and the Church of Croce Saint. In order to make place the Palace they came some pulled down two, of which the conserved ancient tower of the Vacca family, using it like low part of the facade tower, and it is for this reason that the tower is not to the center of the building. The basements they came used like prisons.
The Palace puts into effect was restructured them and audited many times in the course of the centuries, and the aspect puts into effect them has been above all determined from the jobs carried out between the 13 and the 16 century. The Duca of Atene gave the aspect to it of a fortress, Cosimo De' Medici facilitated the rinascimentals decorations and it assigned the task of a widening that doubled it of dimensions at Vasari. In the 1565 Cosimo it was moved to Pitti Palace and the Palace changed the name in Old Palace, the Vasari constructed to a distance, called "the Vasariano Corridor" that still today connects Old Palace to Pitti Palace crossing the Arno on the Old Bridge. The offices trained were move you to the uffizi and Old Palace returned to only risplendere when Florence it became understood them of the Reign of Italy. Also today it is intentional to respect the tradition and to maintain to the inside of Old Palace the offices trained to you communal, even if in good part the inside is destined to museum.

square of Signoria

2008-05-16T10:40:00.000-07:00

Public square of Signoria is historically the social and political center of the city, situated in the part centers them of medioevale Florence, to south of the Dome and near the Old Bridge and to the Arno. The public square is dominated to beautifulst old Palace (1300) and from its tower of rare beauty. Always on the public square the Palace of the Uffizi and the Loggia of the Lordship, the Palace of the Merchandise Court, now Farmers Consortium, the Palace Uguccioni (Folfi - 1549) where it is possible to admire in a niche the "busto of Cosimo I".Tthe Only stonata note, Palace of the Assurances of Venice, near Old Palace, constructed in the 1871 (Landi) imitating the '400 style.
Many the sculptures of great artistic value that can be admired in the Public square: The equestre representing bronze Statue Cosimo I (Giambologna, 1584) with interesting reliefs that they represent episodes of its government, great Fontana of the Wagon of Neptune, known like "del biancone” that was not a lot appreciated from the florence people. Towards the center of the public square a disc of stone remembers the place where he was hanged person and burned Gerolamo Savonarola with its it follows Maruffi and Buonvicini to us. On the perron of Old Palace “Lion” with the "giglio fiorentino", copy of the sculpture of admirable Donatello in the National Museum. Then, Giuditta who kills Olofeme, also this is a copy of Donatello whose it originates them can be admired inside of old Palace. Also the David place in front of the income of the Palace is a copy originates, it is inside conserved them of the academy of Fine Arts (street ricasoli 60). Then, the marble group of Ercole and Caco, Bandinelli (1533). The two placed sculptures you resist chain to the income of the palace that anciently served to block the entrance are work of the Bandinelli (feminine statue) and of Vincenzo de'Rossi that male one. At last, over the portone of income of the Palace, between the two lions, there is the monogramma of Christ, king of the city.