Piazza della Signoria is a w-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy. It was named after the Palazzo della Signoria, also called Palazzo Vecchio. It is the main point of the origin and history of the Florentine Republic and still maintains its reputation as the political focus of the city. It is the meeting place of Florentines as well as the numerous tourists, located near Palazzo Vecchio and Piazza del Duomo and gateway to Uffizi Gallery.
Piazza della Signoria
Panorama of the piazza
Palazzo Vecchio
Loggia dei Lanzi
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 dei Lanzi.
Palazzo Vecchio overlooks Piazza della Signoria
Palazzo Vecchio by night
Painting of the Palazzo and the square in 1498, during the execution of Girolamo Savonarola
Entrance with frontispiece and statues