Palazzo Vecchio
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The Palazzo Vecchio is the town hall of Florence, Italy. It overlooks the Piazza della Signoria, which holds a copy of Michelangelo's David statue, and the gallery of statues in the adjacent Loggia de
The Palazzo Vecchio in 2021
Painting of the Palazzo and the square in 1498, during the execution of Girolamo Savonarola
Entrance with frontispiece and statues
The frontispiece over the entrance
House of Medici
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The House of Medici was an Italian banking family and political dynasty that first consolidated power in the Republic of Florence under Cosimo de' Medici and his grandson Lorenzo "the Magnificent" dur
Palazzo Vecchio
…Priori, and Palazzo Ducale, in accordance with the varying use of the palace during its long history. The building acquired its current name when the Medici duke's residence was moved across the Arno River to the Palazzo Pitti. In 1299, the commune and people of Florence decided to build a palace that would…
Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici, founder of the Medici bank
The Confirmation of the Rule, by Domenico Ghirlandaio
Cosimo, Pater patriae, Uffizi Gallery, Florence
The Medici Wedding Tapestry (1589)