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Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany, and of the province of Florence.
The city lies on the Arno River and is known for its history and its importance in the Middle Ages and in the Renaissance, especially for its art and architecture. A centre of medieval European trade and finance, the city is often considered the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance; in fact, it has been called the Athens of the Middle Ages. It was long under the de facto rule of the Medici family. From 1865 to 1870 the city was also the capital of the Kingdom of Italy.
Florence is known as the cradle of Renaissance for its monuments, churches and buildings. The best known site and crowning architectural jewel of Florence is the domed cathedral of the city, Santa Maria del Fiore, known as The Duomo. The magnificent dome was built by Filippo Brunelleschi. The nearby Campanile tower and the Baptistery buildings are also highlights. Both the dome itself and the campanile are open to tourists and offer excellent views; The dome, 600 years after its completion, is still the largest dome built in brick and mortar in the world.
The Arno river, which cuts through the old part of the city, is as much a character in Florentine history as many of the men who lived there. Historically, the locals have had a love-hate relationship with the Arno, which alternated from nourishing the city with commerce, and destroying it by flood.
The Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge), whose most striking feature is the multitude of shops built upon its edges, held up by stilts. The bridge also carries Vasari's elevated corridor linking the Uffizi to the Medici residence.
Across the Arno is the huge Pitti Palace containing part of the Medici family's former private collection. In addition to the Medici collection the palace's galleries contain a large number of Renaissance works, including several by Raphael and Titian as well as a large collection of modern art, costumes, cattiages, and porcelain. Adjoining the Palace are the Boboli Gardens, elaborately landscaped and with many interesting sculptures.
The Santa Croce basilica, originally a Franciscan foundation, contains the monumental tombs of Galileo, Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Dante, and many other notables.
Other important basilicas and churches in Florence include Santa Maria Novella, San Lorenzo, Santo Spirito and the Orsanmichele, and the Tempio Maggiore Great Synagogue of Florence.
The Uffizi itself is located at the corner of Piazza della Signoria, a site important for being the centre of Florence civil life and government for centuries: the Loggia dei Lanzi was the set of all the public ceremonies of the republican government. Many well known episodes of history of art and political changes were staged here, such as:
In 1301, Dante was sent into Exile from here (a plaque on one
of the walls of the Uffizi commemorates the event).
26 April 1478 Jacopo de'Pazzi
and his retainers try to raise the city against the Medici after the plot known
as The congiura dei Pazzi (The Pazzi conspiracy) who murdered Giuliano di Piero
de' Medici and wounded his brother Lorenzo; the Florentines seized and hanged
all the members of the plot that could be apprehended from the windows of the
Palace.
In 1497, it was the location of the Bonfire of the Vanities instigated
by the Dominican friar and preacher Girolamo Savonarola
On the 23 May 1498
the same Savonarola and two followers were hanged and burnt at the stake (a round
plate in the ground commemorates the very spot were he was hanged)
In 1504,
Michelangelo's David (now replaced by a reproduction as the original was moved
indoors to the Accademia dell'Arte del Disegno), was installed in front of the
Palazzo della Signoria (also known as Palazzo Vecchio).
Florence
is in a noteworthy geographic position, in a sort of basin between the Senese
Clavey Hills, especially the hills of Careggi, Fiesole, Settignano, Arcetri, Poggio
Imperiale and Bellosguardo. The city lies on Arno river and others three minor
rivers.
The Arno is a river in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the most important river of central Italy after the Tiber. The river originates on Mount Falterona in the Casentino area of the Apennines, and takes initially a southward curve. The river turns to the west near Arezzo passing through Florence, Empoli and Pisa, flowing into the Ligurian Sea at Marina di Pisa.
Tourism is the most significant industry within the centre of Florence. On any given day between April and October, the local population is greatly outnumbered by tourists from all over the world. The Uffizi and Accademia museums are regularly sold out of tickets, and large groups regularly fill the basilicas of Santa Croce and Santa Maria Novella, both of which charge for entry.
Palazzo Vecchio is the town hall of Florence in the Piazza della Signoria, Place of the Senators. Inside the Palazzo Vecchio, Old Palace, there is a museum with many works of art by Michelangelo Buonarroti and Giorgio Vasari.
Palazzo Medici Riccardi is in Via Cavour
(Cavour Street) also known as Via Larga (Large Street). The building is used as
the headquarters of the Consiglio Provinciale (Provincial Council) and house of
the Prefect of Florence. Inside the Palazzo Medici Riccardi is the Presidential
Suite used by the President of the Italian Republic when visiting Florence.
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