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Cappelle Medicee
Piazza di Madonna degli Aldobrandini, Florence - Italy

The building of these shrines started in 1605, and they were under construction for centuries. Eighty five years earlier Michelangelo was given the task to design and build the New Sacristy from one of the Medici cardinals, Giulio de’ Medici...
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Cappelle Medicee  (< 1 Mile)
The building of these shrines started in 1605, and they were under construction for centuries. Eighty five years earlier Michelangelo was given the task to...
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Santa Maria Maggiore  (< 1 Mile)
The church of Santa Maria Maggiore was founded before 1000AD, but was rebuilt in the 13th Century in Gothic style for the Vallombrosiani family. The...
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San Lorenzo  (< 1 Mile)
The San Lorenzo has its origins dating back to 393 when Saint Ambrose consecrated it in memory of the martyrdom of Saint Lawrence. It is...
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Santa Maria Novella  (< 1 Mile)
The architects Brother Sisto and Brother Ristoro, who were part of the Dominican order, built the church of Santa Maria Novella in 1278. The work...
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Photograph Museum  (< 1 Mile)
The Photograph Museum (Museo di Storia della Fotografia Fratelli Alinari) is the first national institution dedicated to exhibiting photography. It holds around 350,000 vintage prints,...
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Museo di Santa Maria Novella  (< 1 Mile)
The Museo di Santa Maria Novella is housed in a Romanesque building which is situated near Santa Maria Novella church. There are some beautiful works...
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Palazzo Medici Riccardi  (< 1 Mile)
This building is believed to have been built between 1444 and 1460 by Michelozzo Michelozzi on the orders of Cosimo the Old. It represents the...
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Cenacolo di Foligno  (< 1 Mile)
The Cenacolo di Foligno refectory is only part of a huge complex that can be visited and belongs to the nuns of Foligno from whom...
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Museo del Bigallo  (< 1 Mile)
The Museo del Bigallo in Florence is home to a museum which is laid out over three rooms. It has a small collection of paintings...
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Baptistery  (< 1 Mile)
The Baptistery’s origins are uncertain, but it is known that the foundations date to the Roman times. The central doors have been called ‘the...
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Galleria dell'Accademia  (< 1 Mile)
Galleria dell’Accademia is situated in the heart of Florence and exhibits paintings and sculptures by the great masters of Florentine art. The gallery’s best-know treasure...
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Loggia del Bigallo  (< 1 Mile)
The Loggia del Bigallo was built sometime in the mid 1300s for the Compagnia della Misericordia. This was a charitable institution which had been founded...
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Museo Salvatore Ferragamo  (< 1 Mile)
The beautiful Palazzo Spini Ferroni, which houses the Salvatore Ferragamo museum, was built in the 14th Century. This building, with its Guelph battlements, contains thousands...
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Loggia dell'Ospedale S Matteo  (< 1 Mile)
The Loggia dell’Ospedale San Matteo is also known as the Loggia di San Matteo and can be found on the corner of the Piazza San...
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Palazzo Strozzi  (< 1 Mile)
The huge Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, with its vast windows, is certainly an impressive site. It was built in a Renaissance style by the banker...
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Museo dell'Opera del Duomo  (< 1 Mile)
Located just behind the Duomo you will find the fully renovated Museo dell’Opera del Duomo. The museum holds many fine works of art belonging to...
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Santa Maria del Fiore  (< 1 Mile)
Santa Maria del Fiore is the cathedral church of Florence. Built with public funding, it houses some impressive works of art including Dante and the...
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Cappella Rucellai  (< 1 Mile)
The small temple of San Sepolcro is at the centre of the 14th Century chapel which is annexed to the church of S. Pancrazio, the...
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Campanile di Giotto  (< 1 Mile)
The Campanile di Giotto, to the right of Santa Maria del Fiore, was designed by the architect Giotto and started by the artist in 1334....
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Marino Marini Museum  (< 1 Mile)
The Marino Marini Museum is to be found in the deconsecrated church of San Pancrazio and holds around 180 works of art by the artist...
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