Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The Biblioteca Riccardiana
,
founded in the 16th century,
was opened to the public in
1715. It comprises a series of
frescoed reading rooms which
house a collection of precious
manuscripts, including
Dante's
Divine Comedy
.
CITY CENTRE NORTH
CITY CENTRE
WEST
CITY CENTRE
EAST
Via de' Ginori
is lined with fine
16th-century palazzi.
LOCATOR MAP
See Florence Street Finder
maps 5, 6
San Giovannino
degli Scolopi
church was begun by
Ammannati in 1579.
.
Palazzo Medici Riccardi
The palazzo, built between
1444-64, served as the
Medici family home and
the headquarters of their
banking empire
5
Palazzo Pucci
This is the
ancestral
home of
the late
designer
Emilio
Pucci
4
PIAZZA
DI SAN
LORENZO
.
San Lorenzo
The unfinished façade
belies the noble interior,
which was designed
for the Medici by
Brunelleschi in
1425-46
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KEY
Giovanni delle Bande Nere
,
Grand Duke Cosimo I's father
(see p51)
, is depicted in battle
dress in this statue by Baccio
Bandinelli (1540).
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