Florence Photo Gallery by Peter Szalay at pbase.com

Florence

Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany.Florence is famous for its history. A centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of the time, Florence is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance.A turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family, and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city was also the capital of the recently established Kingdom of Italy.

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Basilica di Santa Croce	Statue of Dante Alighieri	Piazza di Santa Croce	The main portal of the church	Tomb of Niccolo Matas	The nave
Lateral isle	Pulpit	Tombstone on the floor of Santa Croce	Tombstone on the floor of Santa Croce	Tombstone on the floor of Santa Croce	Grave of Vittorio Alfieri by Antonio Canova
Tomb of Galileo Galilei 1564-1642	Tomb of Michelangelo Buonarotti	Detail of tomb of Michelangelo	Memorial to Dante Alighieri	Tomb of Niccolò Machiavelli 1469-1527	Gioachino Rossini
Donatello - Crucifixion	Donatello - Annunciation (Cavalcanti Chapel)	Main altar by Giovanni del Biondo	Giotto Death and Ascension of St. Francis	Bardi St Francis ans St Clare	Door to the sacristry2250.jpg
Taddeo Gaddi Crucifixion	Gaddi Last Supper Tree of Life	Deposition of Christ 1547-48	Crucifix by Cimabue c.1280	First cloister	Capella Pazzi
Capella Pazzi	Capella Pazzi	Capella Pazzi	Second cloister		Bronze equestrian statue of Cosimo I, Piazza della Signoria
Fountain of Neptune	Palazzo Vecchio	The lion "il Marzocco" with a copy of the "Florentine Lily"	Judith and Holofernes	Copy of David	Hercules and Cacus
Palazzo Vecchio Museum	First courtyard designed in 1453 by Michelozzo	Fresco and ornate columns	Fresco	Loggia dei Lanzi	Inside of the Loggia
Perseus with the head of Medusa	The rape of Polyxena	Menelaus supporting the body of Patroclus	Medici lion	Benvenuto Cellini in one of the niches on the side of the Uffizi	The Olive Tree of Peace
I Passi d'Oro (golden steps)	Church and Museum of Orsanmichele	Marble Tabernacle	St Mark - Donatello 1411	St Philip - Nanni di Banco 1412-14	St Matthew - Lorenzo Ghiberti 1419-20
St George - Donatello 1416	Four Saints - Nanni di Banco 1408	"Il porcellino"	Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore	Giotto's campanile	Facade
Detail of central door	Il Duomo	Il Duomo with the largest masonry dome in the world	Detail of side wall	Side of the Cathedral	Il Duomo close-up
Interior of the Cathedral	Main altar	View into the main apse	Inside of the dome	Liturgical clock	Trompe l'oeil of Niccolo da Tolentino
Baptistry of St John in Piazza del Duomo	Baptistry of St John and Il Duomo	East doors of the Baptistry	South doors of the Baptistry by Andrea Pisano	Apartments on the Arno next to Ponte Vecchio	Ponte Vecchio
View from the Ponte Vecchio	Bust of Cellini on the Ponte Vecchio	Santa Felicita	Inside Santa Felicita	Deposition from the Cross 1525-28	Piazzale Michelangelo
View from Piazza Michelanglo	The Arno and Ponte Vecchio from Piazzale Michelangelo

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