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Piazza
San Giovanni
The
Cathedral was started in 1296 by Arnolfo di Cambio and completed
with the cupola by Brunelleschi in 1436:
- Fresco portraying the horse of Giovanni Acuto by Paolo Uccello (1436);
- Fresco portraying the horse of Nicolò da Tolentino by Andrea
del Castagno (1456).
Baptistry:
its origin dates back to the 4th and 5th centuries, however it was between
the 11th and 13th during the time of the Communal and Republican Government,
that it assumed the form which we can still see today.
- North Door:
Lorenzo Ghiberti was commissioned in 1401 to make the door panels, which
depict scenes from the New Testament;
- East Door or
"Gates of Paradise": the panels depict scenes from the Old
Testament and where completed in 1434 by Lorenzo Ghiberti;
- South Door: Andrea Pisano was commissioned in 1330 to make the door
panels, which depict scenes from the life of St. John the Baptist.
Campanile:
designed by Giotto in 1334. It is 85 metres tall.
Galleria
dell'Accademia
Convento
di San Marco
The
monastic cells are decorated with frescoes showing scenes from the life
of Christ by Beato Angelico (1387-1455).
Piazza
della Signoria
Palazzo
Vecchio (Old Palace): started in 1229 and designed by Arnolfo di
Cambio:
- small study and treasury of Francesco I.
The
Loggia dei Lanzi: from 1380. Holding many important sculptures including
Perseus by Cellini (1554) and The Rape of the Sabine Women by Giambologna
(1583).
Uffizi
Gallery: it is one of the largest art galleries in the world. The
original building date back to 1581. Included in its many works are:
- Ognissanti Madonna by Giotto (1310);
- Maestà by Cimabue (1280);
- Adoration of the Three Wise Men by Gentile da Fabriano (1423);
- Madonna of the Goldfinch by Raffaello (1507);
- The Birth of Venus by Botticelli (1486);
- Annunciation by Simone Martini (1333);
- Pala of St. Lucia of Magnoli by Domenico Veneziano (1445);
- portrait of Federico of Montefeltro by Piero della Francesca (1465);
- Madonna of the long neck by Parmigianino (1534).
- Pala of St. Lucia of Magnoli by Domenico Veneziano (1445);
- portrait of Federico of Montefeltro by Piero della Francesca (1465);
- Madonna of the long neck by Parmigianino (1534).
Ponte
Vecchio
Re-built
many times, it is the oldest and most famous bridge in Florence, today
it is characterised by the jeweller's, which line the sides bridge.
Giardino
di Boboli
Situated
inside the Palazzo Pitti (Pitti Palace), it is a typical example of an
Italian garden it was designed by Bartolome Ammanati in 1590.
Museo
del Bargello
-
panels with the scene of the Sacrifice of Isaac designed in 1401 by Ghiberti
and by Brunelleschi which took part in the competition held by the Florentine
Guild who commissioned the work for the Baptistry's north doors. The competition
was won by Ghiberti;
- Earthenware by Giovanni, Andrea and Luca della Robbia (15th - 16th Century);
- David by Donatello (1443);
- David by Verrocchio (1473-1475).
- Earthenware by Giovanni, Andrea and Luca della Robbia (15th - 16th Century);
- David by Donatello (1443);
- David by Verrocchio (1473-1475).
Basilica
di Santa Croce
- Frescoes showing the life of St. Sylvester designed by Maso di Banco
(1340).
Chiesa
del Carmine, Cappella Brancacci