Architecture of Florence
Encyclopedia
This is a list of the main architectural works in Florence
, Italy
by period. Also includes buildings in surrounding cities, such as Fiesole
. Some structures appear two or more times, since they were built in various styles.
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
, Italy
Italy
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by period. Also includes buildings in surrounding cities, such as Fiesole
Fiesole
Fiesole is a town and comune of the province of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany, on a famously scenic height above Florence, 8 km NE of that city...
. Some structures appear two or more times, since they were built in various styles.
Pre-historic, Greek and Roman periods
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Necropoli of Palastreto | 8th century BC | |||
Tomba della Mula Tomba della Mula The Tomba della Mula is a beehive tomb in Sesto Fiorentino, near Florence, central Italy, dating to the 7th century BC.... |
7th century BC | Sesto Fiorentino Sesto Fiorentino Sesto Fiorentino is a municipality in the province of Florence, Tuscany, central Italy. It has c. 46,700 inhabitants.- History :The oldest known human settlement in the area dates from the Mesolithic... |
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Archaeological area of Fiesole | 3rd century - 4th century BC | Fiesole Fiesole Fiesole is a town and comune of the province of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany, on a famously scenic height above Florence, 8 km NE of that city... |
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Roman Amphitheatre of Florence Roman Amphitheatre of Florence The Roman Amphitheatre of Florence, Italy was located near the Piazza dei Peruzzi.When it was built between 124 and 130 AD, it was well outside the walls of Florence and the amphitheatre marked the point of maximum expansion east.... |
2nd century BC | |||
Archaeological excavations of Santa Reparata | 4th-5th century AD. | |||
Torre della Pagliazza | Perhaps 6th century, later 10-11th century AD |
Romanesque
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Badia di San Salvatore | 10th century | Badia a Settimo | ||
Badia Fiorentina Badia Fiorentina The Badìa Fiorentina is an abbey and church now home to the Fraternity of Jerusalem situated on the Via del Proconsolo in the centre of Florence, Italy. Dante supposedly grew up across the street in what is now called the 'Casa di Dante', rebuilt in 1910 as a museum to Dante... |
10th century and 1282–1335 | |||
Church of Santi Apostoli | 10-11th century | |||
Baptistery of San Giovanni | 11th-14th century | |||
Church of San Miniato al Monte | 1018–1207 | |||
Cathedral of Fiesole | 1024–1028 | Fiesole Fiesole Fiesole is a town and comune of the province of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany, on a famously scenic height above Florence, 8 km NE of that city... |
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Badia Fiesolana Badia Fiesolana The Badia Fiesolana is an old monastery located in the town of San Domenico, in-between Fiesole and Florence.- History :The monastery was built between 1025-1028 on the location of a former chapel dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Romulus. Originally, it bore the name of Saint Bartolomeus... |
1025–1028 | Fiesole Fiesole Fiesole is a town and comune of the province of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany, on a famously scenic height above Florence, 8 km NE of that city... |
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Church of San Salvatore al Vescovo San Salvatore al Vescovo San Salvatore al Vescovo is a church located in Florence, Italy.It was first built in the 11th century and has had several subsequent modifications. The lower portion of the facade is built in a Romanesque architecture style with bi-colored marble decorations.-References :... |
10th century | |||
Church of Santa Maria Maggiore | 10th-13th century | |||
Church of Santo Stefano al Ponte Santo Stefano al Ponte Santo Stefano al Ponte is a church in Florence, Italy.The church was originally constructed in the 11th and 12th century in a Romanesque style with a polychrome marble facade. The interior featured three aisles. In the 14th century, the exterior was renovated. Of the original facade, only the... |
11th-12th century | |||
Church of San Michele a San Salvi | 11th-16th century | |||
Church of San Jacopo sopr'Arno San Jacopo sopr'Arno San Jacopo sopr'Arno is a church in Florence, Italy.The church was built in the 10th-11th century in Romanesque style; it subsequently and experienced heavy modifications, including the addition of a triple-arched portico.... |
12th century | |||
Church of San Jacopo in Campo Corbolini | 12th-14th century | |||
Church of San Remigio San Remigio di Firenze San Remigio di Firenze is a church in Florence, Italy.The church was founded around the year 1000. It is dedicated to Saint Remigius. In the 13th century, the church was reconstructed to feature a triangle-shaped facade with hanging arches along the roof line... |
13th-14th century | |||
Torre della Castagna | 13th century | |||
Palazzo del Bargello (or Palazzo del Popolo) | c. 1256–1327 and c. 1345-1350 | Neri di Fioravante and Benci di Cione | ||
Torre dei Ghiberti | 13th century | |||
Torre dei Ricci | 13th century | |||
Torri di Corso Donati | 13th century | |||
Torre dei Marsili | 13th century | |||
Torre degli Amidei Torre degli Amidei The Torre degli Amidei is a tower in Florence, Italy. Dating from the upper Middle Ages, it is located near the Piazza della Signoria. Once located near the city's ancient walls, it belonged to the Amidei family, and, according to the tradition, was the alleged location of the killing of... |
13th century | |||
Torre degli Alberti Torre degli Alberti The Torre degli Alberti is a medieval tower in Florence, Italy. It has a polygonal plan and was the headquarters and residence of the Alberti, one of the most numerous and powerful families in the medieval Florence.... |
13th century | |||
Palazzo de' Mozzi | 1260–1273 | |||
Porta San Gallo | 1284 | |||
Porta al Prato | 1284 | |||
Palazzo Spini-Feroni | from 1289 | |||
Torre dei Gianfigliazzi Torre dei Gianfigliazzi The Torre dei Gianfigliazzi is a tower in Florence, central Italy. Built during the Middle Ages, it is currently home to a hotel.-History:A large tower-residence, it was built in medieval times for the Guelph family of the Ruggerini, and was totally demolished after the Guelph were expelled from... |
c. 1290 |
Gothic
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Church of Santa Trinita Santa Trinita Santa Trinita is a church in central Florence, Italy. It is the mother church of the Vallumbrosan Order of monks, founded in 1092 by a Florentine nobleman... |
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Santa Maria Novella and convent | 1278–1360 | Fra' Sisto da Firenze and Fra' Ristoro da Campi | ||
Belltower of Badia Fiorentina Badia Fiorentina The Badìa Fiorentina is an abbey and church now home to the Fraternity of Jerusalem situated on the Via del Proconsolo in the centre of Florence, Italy. Dante supposedly grew up across the street in what is now called the 'Casa di Dante', rebuilt in 1910 as a museum to Dante... |
c. 1285 | Arnolfo di Cambio Arnolfo di Cambio Arnolfo di Cambio was an Italian architect and sculptor.-Biography:Arnolfo was born in Colle Val d'Elsa, Tuscany.... |
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Basilica of Santa Croce and convent | from 1294 | Arnolfo di Cambio Arnolfo di Cambio Arnolfo di Cambio was an Italian architect and sculptor.-Biography:Arnolfo was born in Colle Val d'Elsa, Tuscany.... (attribution) and others |
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Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore Santa Maria del Fiore The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is the cathedral church of Florence, Italy. The Duomo, as it is ordinarily called, was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to the design of Arnolfo di Cambio and completed structurally in 1436 with the dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi... |
1296–1421 | Arnolfo di Cambio Arnolfo di Cambio Arnolfo di Cambio was an Italian architect and sculptor.-Biography:Arnolfo was born in Colle Val d'Elsa, Tuscany.... , Francesco Talenti Francesco Talenti Francesco Talenti was a Tuscan architect and sculptor who worked mainly in Florence after 1351. He is mentioned working at Orvieto Cathedral in 1325. In the 1350s he completed the two middle storeys of Giotto's Campanile, and two doorways, the Porta dei Cornacchini and the Porta del Campanile,... and others |
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Palazzo Vecchio Palazzo Vecchio The Palazzo Vecchio is the town hall of Florence, Italy. This massive, Romanesque, crenellated fortress-palace is among the most impressive town halls of Tuscany... (first phase) |
1299–1314 | Arnolfo di Cambio Arnolfo di Cambio Arnolfo di Cambio was an Italian architect and sculptor.-Biography:Arnolfo was born in Colle Val d'Elsa, Tuscany.... |
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Porta San Niccolò | 1324 | |||
Porta Romana | 1326 | |||
Church of San Francesco (Fiesole) | from 1330 | Fiesole Fiesole Fiesole is a town and comune of the province of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany, on a famously scenic height above Florence, 8 km NE of that city... |
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Porta San Frediano | 1332 | |||
Giotto's Belltower | 1334–1357 | Giotto, Francesco Talenti Francesco Talenti Francesco Talenti was a Tuscan architect and sculptor who worked mainly in Florence after 1351. He is mentioned working at Orvieto Cathedral in 1325. In the 1350s he completed the two middle storeys of Giotto's Campanile, and two doorways, the Porta dei Cornacchini and the Porta del Campanile,... , Andrea Pisano Andrea Pisano Andrea Pisano , also known as Andrea da Pontedera, was an Italian sculptor and architect.-Biography:Andrea Pisano was born at Pontedera, where he also died.... and others |
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Orsanmichele Orsanmichele Orsanmichele is a church in the Italian city of Florence... |
1337–1404 | Simone Talenti and others | ||
Certosa del Galluzzo | from 1342 | Jacopo Passavanti and others | ||
Ponte Vecchio Ponte Vecchio The Ponte Vecchio is a Medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno River, in Florence, Italy, noted for still having shops built along it, as was once common. Butchers initially occupied the shops; the present tenants are jewellers, art dealers and souvenir sellers... |
1345 | Neri di Fioravante ? | ||
Palazzo Castellani | first half of 14th century | |||
Palazzo dell'Arte dei Beccai | first half of 14th century | |||
Church of San Carlo dei Lombardi | 1349–1404 | Neri di Fioravante and Benci di Cione | ||
Palazzo Davanzati Palazzo Davanzati Palazzo Davanzati is a palace in Florence, Italy. It houses the Museum of the Old Florentine House.-History:Palazzo Davanzati was erected in the second half of the 14th century by the Davizzi family, who were wealthy members of the wool guild. In 1516 it was sold to the Bartolini and, later that... |
c. 1350 | |||
Loggia del Bigallo Loggia del Bigallo The Loggia del Bigallo is a late Gothic structure in Florence, Italy. It is one of a dozen public loggias in the city, in this case part of a construction that housed the Compagnia della Misericordia, who commissioned the structure, probably from the architect-sculptor Alberto Arnoldi; it was built... |
1352–1358 | Alberto Arnoldi Alberto Arnoldi Alberto Arnoldi was a 14th century Italian sculptor and architect. He was born in Florence.In 1364, he made the colossal group of the Madonna and Child with two angels for the Loggia del Bigallo in Florence. Arnoldi worked at this group from 1359 to 1364... |
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Palazzo Acciaiuoli | second-half of 14th century | |||
Palazzo Canigiani | second half of 14th century | |||
Loggia della Signoria | 1374–1381 | Benci di Cione and Simone Talenti | ||
Palazzo di Parte Guelfa Palazzo di Parte Guelfa The Palazzo di Parte Guelfa is a historical building in Florence, central Italy. During he Middle Ages, it was the headquarters of the Guelph party in the city .-History:... |
14th-15th century |
Renaissance (15th century)
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Palazzo Bardi | 1410 | Filippo Brunelleschi Filippo Brunelleschi Filippo Brunelleschi was one of the foremost architects and engineers of the Italian Renaissance. He is perhaps most famous for inventing linear perspective and designing the dome of the Florence Cathedral, but his accomplishments also included bronze artwork, architecture , mathematics,... ? |
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Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore | 1418–1434 | Filippo Brunelleschi Filippo Brunelleschi Filippo Brunelleschi was one of the foremost architects and engineers of the Italian Renaissance. He is perhaps most famous for inventing linear perspective and designing the dome of the Florence Cathedral, but his accomplishments also included bronze artwork, architecture , mathematics,... |
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Sacristy of Santa Trinita Santa Trinita Santa Trinita is a church in central Florence, Italy. It is the mother church of the Vallumbrosan Order of monks, founded in 1092 by a Florentine nobleman... |
1418–1423 | Lorenzo Ghiberti Lorenzo Ghiberti Lorenzo Ghiberti , born Lorenzo di Bartolo, was an Italian artist of the early Renaissance best known for works in sculpture and metalworking.-Early life:... |
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Spedale degli Innocenti | 1419–1426 | Filippo Brunelleschi Filippo Brunelleschi Filippo Brunelleschi was one of the foremost architects and engineers of the Italian Renaissance. He is perhaps most famous for inventing linear perspective and designing the dome of the Florence Cathedral, but his accomplishments also included bronze artwork, architecture , mathematics,... and others |
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Convent of San Domenico | c. 1419-38 and 1480-90 | Michelozzo Michelozzo thumb|250px|[[Palazzo Medici]] in Florence.Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi was an Italian architect and sculptor.-Biography:... and Giuliano da Maiano Giuliano da Maiano Giuliano da Maiano was an Italian architect, intarsia-worker and sculptor, the elder brother of Benedetto da Maiano, with whom he often collaborated.- Biography :... |
Fiesole Fiesole Fiesole is a town and comune of the province of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany, on a famously scenic height above Florence, 8 km NE of that city... |
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Basilica of San Lorenzo | 1419–1460 | Filippo Brunelleschi Filippo Brunelleschi Filippo Brunelleschi was one of the foremost architects and engineers of the Italian Renaissance. He is perhaps most famous for inventing linear perspective and designing the dome of the Florence Cathedral, but his accomplishments also included bronze artwork, architecture , mathematics,... and others |
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Sagrestia Vecchia Sagrestia Vecchia The Sagrestia Vecchia, or Old Sacristy, is a Christian building in Florence, Italy, one of the most important monuments of the early Italian Renaissance architecture. It is accessed from the inside of San Lorenzo off the left transept... of San Lorenzo |
1420–1429 | Filippo Brunelleschi Filippo Brunelleschi Filippo Brunelleschi was one of the foremost architects and engineers of the Italian Renaissance. He is perhaps most famous for inventing linear perspective and designing the dome of the Florence Cathedral, but his accomplishments also included bronze artwork, architecture , mathematics,... |
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Barbadori Chapel Barbadori Chapel The Barbadori Chapel, later Capponi Chapel, is a chapel in the church of Santa Felicita in Florence, central Italy. It was designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, and was later decorated by a cycle of works by the Mannerist painter Pontormo.-History:... in Santa Felicita |
1425 | Filippo Brunelleschi Filippo Brunelleschi Filippo Brunelleschi was one of the foremost architects and engineers of the Italian Renaissance. He is perhaps most famous for inventing linear perspective and designing the dome of the Florence Cathedral, but his accomplishments also included bronze artwork, architecture , mathematics,... |
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Palazzo Capponi da Uzzano | 1427 | Lorenzo di Bicci Lorenzo di Bicci Lorenzo di Bicci was an Italian painter of the Florentine school, traditional in outlook. He is believed to have learned his trade from his father, about whom little other than his name, Bicci, is known. By 1370, Lorenzo was a member of the Guild of Saint Luke, the painters' guild of Florence... |
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Palazzo Lenzi-Quaratesi | c. 1430 | Michelozzo Michelozzo thumb|250px|[[Palazzo Medici]] in Florence.Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi was an Italian architect and sculptor.-Biography:... ? |
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Church of Sant'Ambrogio | 14th-15th century | |||
Church of San Niccolò sopr'Arno | first half of 15th century | |||
Church of Santa Maria del Carmine | 1268–1475 | |||
Monastery of Sant'Apollonia | c. 1380-1450 | |||
Pazzi Chapel Pazzi Chapel The Pazzi Chapel is a religious building in Florence, central Italy, considered to be one of the masterpieces of Renaissance architecture. It is located in the "first cloister" of the Basilica di Santa Croce.- History :... and Grand Cloister of Santa Croce |
1430–1473 | Filippo Brunelleschi Filippo Brunelleschi Filippo Brunelleschi was one of the foremost architects and engineers of the Italian Renaissance. He is perhaps most famous for inventing linear perspective and designing the dome of the Florence Cathedral, but his accomplishments also included bronze artwork, architecture , mathematics,... and others |
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Chiostro degli Aranci in the Badia Fiorentina Badia Fiorentina The Badìa Fiorentina is an abbey and church now home to the Fraternity of Jerusalem situated on the Via del Proconsolo in the centre of Florence, Italy. Dante supposedly grew up across the street in what is now called the 'Casa di Dante', rebuilt in 1910 as a museum to Dante... |
1435–1440 | Bernardo Rossellino Bernardo Rossellino Bernardo di Matteo del Borra Gamberelli , better known as Bernardo Rossellino, was an Italian sculptor and architect, the elder brother of the sculptor Antonio Rossellino... |
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Church and San Marco San Marco, Florence San Marco is the name of a religious complex in Florence, Italy. It comprises a church and a convent. The convent, which is now a museum, has three claims to fame: during the 15th century it was home to two famous Dominicans, the painter Fra Angelico and the preacher, Girolamo Savonarola... |
1437–1452 | Michelozzo Michelozzo thumb|250px|[[Palazzo Medici]] in Florence.Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi was an Italian architect and sculptor.-Biography:... |
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Façade of Santa Maria Novella | 1439–1442 | Leon Battista Alberti | ||
Former church of San Pancrazio San Pancrazio (Florence) San Pancrazio is a deconsecrated church in Florence, Italy. It is located in the square with the same name, behind Palazzo Rucellai. It is today home to the museum dedicated to the sculptor Marino Marini.... |
1375–1470 | Leon Battista Alberti and others | ||
Palazzo Medici Riccardi Palazzo Medici Riccardi The Palazzo Medici, also called the Palazzo Medici Riccardi after the later family that acquired and expanded it, is a Renaissance palace located in Florence, Italy.-History:... |
1444–1469 | Michelozzo Michelozzo thumb|250px|[[Palazzo Medici]] in Florence.Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi was an Italian architect and sculptor.-Biography:... |
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Basilica of Santissima Annunziata and convent | 1444–1476 | Michelozzo Michelozzo thumb|250px|[[Palazzo Medici]] in Florence.Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi was an Italian architect and sculptor.-Biography:... and others |
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Palazzo Rucellai Palazzo Rucellai Palazzo Rucellai is a palatial 15th century townhouse on the Via della Vigna Nuova in Florence, Italy. The Rucellai Palace is believed by most scholars to have been designed by Leon Battista Alberti between 1446 and 1451 and executed, at least in part, by Bernardo Rossellino... |
1446–1451 | Leon Battista Alberti and Bernardo Rossellino Bernardo Rossellino Bernardo di Matteo del Borra Gamberelli , better known as Bernardo Rossellino, was an Italian sculptor and architect, the elder brother of the sculptor Antonio Rossellino... |
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Church of Santo Spirito | 1446–1488 | Filippo Brunelleschi Filippo Brunelleschi Filippo Brunelleschi was one of the foremost architects and engineers of the Italian Renaissance. He is perhaps most famous for inventing linear perspective and designing the dome of the Florence Cathedral, but his accomplishments also included bronze artwork, architecture , mathematics,... and others |
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Palazzo dello Strozzino Palazzo dello Strozzino Palazzo dello Strozzino is a palace in Florence, Italy. was a residence of the Strozzi family, older than the larger and more prestigious Palazzo Strozzi.It was also called Palazzo delle Tre Porte for his three portals... |
1451–1469 | Filippo Brunelleschi Filippo Brunelleschi Filippo Brunelleschi was one of the foremost architects and engineers of the Italian Renaissance. He is perhaps most famous for inventing linear perspective and designing the dome of the Florence Cathedral, but his accomplishments also included bronze artwork, architecture , mathematics,... (attributed), Michelozzo Michelozzo thumb|250px|[[Palazzo Medici]] in Florence.Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi was an Italian architect and sculptor.-Biography:... (attributed) and Giuliano da Maiano Giuliano da Maiano Giuliano da Maiano was an Italian architect, intarsia-worker and sculptor, the elder brother of Benedetto da Maiano, with whom he often collaborated.- Biography :... |
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Badia Fiesolana Badia Fiesolana The Badia Fiesolana is an old monastery located in the town of San Domenico, in-between Fiesole and Florence.- History :The monastery was built between 1025-1028 on the location of a former chapel dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Romulus. Originally, it bore the name of Saint Bartolomeus... |
1456–1464 | Collaborators of Michelozzo Michelozzo thumb|250px|[[Palazzo Medici]] in Florence.Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi was an Italian architect and sculptor.-Biography:... |
Fiesole Fiesole Fiesole is a town and comune of the province of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany, on a famously scenic height above Florence, 8 km NE of that city... |
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Church of San Felice in Piazza | c. 1457 | Michelozzo Michelozzo thumb|250px|[[Palazzo Medici]] in Florence.Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi was an Italian architect and sculptor.-Biography:... |
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Villa Medici at Careggi Villa Medici at Careggi The Villa Medici at Careggi is a patrician villa in the hills near Florence, Tuscany, central Italy.-History:The villa was among the first of a number of Medici villas, notable as the site of the Platonic academy founded by Cosimo de' Medici, who died at the villa in 1464... |
1457–1482 | Michelozzo Michelozzo thumb|250px|[[Palazzo Medici]] in Florence.Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi was an Italian architect and sculptor.-Biography:... |
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Villa Medici at Fiesole | 1457–1461 | Michelozzo Michelozzo thumb|250px|[[Palazzo Medici]] in Florence.Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi was an Italian architect and sculptor.-Biography:... |
Fiesole Fiesole Fiesole is a town and comune of the province of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany, on a famously scenic height above Florence, 8 km NE of that city... |
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First nucleus of Palazzo Pitti Palazzo Pitti The Palazzo Pitti , in English sometimes called the Pitti Palace, is a vast mainly Renaissance palace in Florence, Italy. It is situated on the south side of the River Arno, a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio... |
1457–1470 | Luca Fancelli Luca Fancelli Luca Fancelli was an Italian architect and sculptor.-Biography:Fancelli was born in Settignano, a fraction of Florence... |
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Palazzo Pazzi | 1458–1469 | Giuliano da Maiano Giuliano da Maiano Giuliano da Maiano was an Italian architect, intarsia-worker and sculptor, the elder brother of Benedetto da Maiano, with whom he often collaborated.- Biography :... |
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Loggia Rucellai | 1460–1466 | ? | ||
Palazzo Antinori Palazzo Antinori Palazzo Antinori is a Renaissance palace in Florence, central Italy. It is located at one end of Via de' Tornabuoni-History:The palace was built in 1461-1469, perhaps under the design of Giuliano da Maiano, for Giovanni di Bono Boni... |
1461–1466 | Giuliano da Maiano Giuliano da Maiano Giuliano da Maiano was an Italian architect, intarsia-worker and sculptor, the elder brother of Benedetto da Maiano, with whom he often collaborated.- Biography :... |
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Palazzo Della Gherardesca | 1472–1490 | Giuliano da Sangallo Giuliano da Sangallo Giuliano da Sangallo was an Italian sculptor, architect and military engineer active during the Italian Renaissance.He was born in Florence. His father Francesco Giamberti was a woodworker and architect, much employed by Cosimo de Medici, and his brother Antonio da Sangallo the Elder and nephew... |
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Palazzo Horne | 1480–1490 | Giuliano da Sangallo Giuliano da Sangallo Giuliano da Sangallo was an Italian sculptor, architect and military engineer active during the Italian Renaissance.He was born in Florence. His father Francesco Giamberti was a woodworker and architect, much employed by Cosimo de Medici, and his brother Antonio da Sangallo the Elder and nephew... or Cronaca |
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Church of Santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi | 1481–1500 | Giuliano da Sangallo Giuliano da Sangallo Giuliano da Sangallo was an Italian sculptor, architect and military engineer active during the Italian Renaissance.He was born in Florence. His father Francesco Giamberti was a woodworker and architect, much employed by Cosimo de Medici, and his brother Antonio da Sangallo the Elder and nephew... |
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Villa Medici of Poggio a Caiano | 1485-94 e 1515-19 | Giuliano da Sangallo Giuliano da Sangallo Giuliano da Sangallo was an Italian sculptor, architect and military engineer active during the Italian Renaissance.He was born in Florence. His father Francesco Giamberti was a woodworker and architect, much employed by Cosimo de Medici, and his brother Antonio da Sangallo the Elder and nephew... |
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Sagrestia di Santo Spirito | 1488–1497 | Giuliano da Sangallo Giuliano da Sangallo Giuliano da Sangallo was an Italian sculptor, architect and military engineer active during the Italian Renaissance.He was born in Florence. His father Francesco Giamberti was a woodworker and architect, much employed by Cosimo de Medici, and his brother Antonio da Sangallo the Elder and nephew... and Salvi d'Andrea |
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Loggia di San Paolo | 1489–1496 | Leon Battista Alberti | ||
Palazzo Strozzi Palazzo Strozzi Palazzo Strozzi is a palace in Florence, Italy.-History:The construction of the palace begun in 1489 by Benedetto da Maiano, for Filippo Strozzi the Elder, a rival of the Medici who had returned to the city in November 1466 and desired the most magnificent palace to assert his family's continued... |
1489–1534 | Giuliano da Sangallo Giuliano da Sangallo Giuliano da Sangallo was an Italian sculptor, architect and military engineer active during the Italian Renaissance.He was born in Florence. His father Francesco Giamberti was a woodworker and architect, much employed by Cosimo de Medici, and his brother Antonio da Sangallo the Elder and nephew... , Cronaca and others |
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Palazzo Gondi Palazzo Gondi Palazzo Gondi is a palace in Florence, Italy, located a block from Piazza della Signoria.It was built in 1490 under design by Giuliano da Sangallo, who was inspired by other major works of stately buildings in the city, such as Palazzo Medici and Palazzo Strozzi... |
1490–1501 | Giuliano da Sangallo Giuliano da Sangallo Giuliano da Sangallo was an Italian sculptor, architect and military engineer active during the Italian Renaissance.He was born in Florence. His father Francesco Giamberti was a woodworker and architect, much employed by Cosimo de Medici, and his brother Antonio da Sangallo the Elder and nephew... |
Late Renaissance and Mannerism (16th century)
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Annexation of the Palazzo Vecchio Palazzo Vecchio The Palazzo Vecchio is the town hall of Florence, Italy. This massive, Romanesque, crenellated fortress-palace is among the most impressive town halls of Tuscany... |
1495–1590 | Il Cronaca, Giorgio Vasari Giorgio Vasari Giorgio Vasari was an Italian painter, writer, historian, and architect, who is famous today for his biographies of Italian artists, considered the ideological foundation of art-historical writing.-Biography:... , Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti, byname of Bernardo Delle Girandole was an Italian stage designer, architect, theatrical designer, military engineer and artist.-Biography:Buontalenti was born in Florence.... and others |
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Church of San Salvatore al Monte | c. 1500 | Il Cronaca | ||
Palazzo Cocchi-Serristori Palazzo Cocchi-Serristori Palazzo Cocchi-Serristori is a palace in Piazza Santa Croce, Florence, Italy.It is situated opposite to the church of Santa Croce, in the place where the city's 12th century walls passed. The palace is a reconstruction of a pre-existing medieval edifice , attributed to Giuliano da Sangallo, Baccio... |
c. 1500 | Baccio d'Agnolo Baccio D'Agnolo Baccio D'Agnolo , born Bartolomeo Baglioni, was an Italian woodcarver, sculptor and architect from Florence."Baccio"'is an abbreviation of Bartolomeo, and "d'Agnolo" refers to Angelo, his father's name... or il Cronaca |
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Palazzo Albizi | c. 1500 | Baccio d'Agnolo Baccio D'Agnolo Baccio D'Agnolo , born Bartolomeo Baglioni, was an Italian woodcarver, sculptor and architect from Florence."Baccio"'is an abbreviation of Bartolomeo, and "d'Agnolo" refers to Angelo, his father's name... or il Cronaca |
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Palazzo Panciatichi-Ximenes | c. 1500 | Giuliano Giuliano da Sangallo Giuliano da Sangallo was an Italian sculptor, architect and military engineer active during the Italian Renaissance.He was born in Florence. His father Francesco Giamberti was a woodworker and architect, much employed by Cosimo de Medici, and his brother Antonio da Sangallo the Elder and nephew... , Antonio da Sangallo il Vecchio and others |
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Palazzo Corsini-Serristori | c. 1500 | Baccio d'Agnolo Baccio D'Agnolo Baccio D'Agnolo , born Bartolomeo Baglioni, was an Italian woodcarver, sculptor and architect from Florence."Baccio"'is an abbreviation of Bartolomeo, and "d'Agnolo" refers to Angelo, his father's name... |
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Palazzo Taddei | 1503–1504 | Baccio d'Agnolo Baccio D'Agnolo Baccio D'Agnolo , born Bartolomeo Baglioni, was an Italian woodcarver, sculptor and architect from Florence."Baccio"'is an abbreviation of Bartolomeo, and "d'Agnolo" refers to Angelo, his father's name... |
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Palazzo Guadagni | 1503–1506 | Il Cronaca | ||
Chiostro dello Scalzo | early 16th century | Giuliano da Sangallo Giuliano da Sangallo Giuliano da Sangallo was an Italian sculptor, architect and military engineer active during the Italian Renaissance.He was born in Florence. His father Francesco Giamberti was a woodworker and architect, much employed by Cosimo de Medici, and his brother Antonio da Sangallo the Elder and nephew... |
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Palazzo Ginori | c. 1510 | Baccio d'Agnolo Baccio D'Agnolo Baccio D'Agnolo , born Bartolomeo Baglioni, was an Italian woodcarver, sculptor and architect from Florence."Baccio"'is an abbreviation of Bartolomeo, and "d'Agnolo" refers to Angelo, his father's name... |
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Palazzo Pandolfini | 1515–1520 | Raffaello and Giuliano da Sangallo Giuliano da Sangallo Giuliano da Sangallo was an Italian sculptor, architect and military engineer active during the Italian Renaissance.He was born in Florence. His father Francesco Giamberti was a woodworker and architect, much employed by Cosimo de Medici, and his brother Antonio da Sangallo the Elder and nephew... |
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Loggiato dei Serviti | 1516–1525 | Antonio da Sangallo the Elder Antonio da Sangallo the Elder Antonio da Sangallo the Elder was an Italian Renaissance architect who specialized in the design of fortifications.-Biography:Antonio da Sangallo was born at Florence.... |
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Palazzo Borgherini-Rosselli del Turco | c. 1517 | Baccio d'Agnolo Baccio D'Agnolo Baccio D'Agnolo , born Bartolomeo Baglioni, was an Italian woodcarver, sculptor and architect from Florence."Baccio"'is an abbreviation of Bartolomeo, and "d'Agnolo" refers to Angelo, his father's name... |
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Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni The Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni is a palace in Florence, central Italy.-History:The palace is situated where once were the residence of the Soldanieri and later Dati families, who were bought by Bartolomeo Bartolini-Salimbeni.... |
1517–1520 | Baccio d'Agnolo Baccio D'Agnolo Baccio D'Agnolo , born Bartolomeo Baglioni, was an Italian woodcarver, sculptor and architect from Florence."Baccio"'is an abbreviation of Bartolomeo, and "d'Agnolo" refers to Angelo, his father's name... |
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Sagrestia Nuova of San Lorenzo | 1519–1534 | Michelangelo Buonarroti | ||
Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana | 1519–1559 | Michelangelo Buonarroti | ||
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Villa i Collazzi | 1534 | Scandicci Scandicci thumb|250px|Pieve of Sant'Alessandro a Giogoli.Scandicci is a comune of c. 50,000 inhabitants in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 6 km southwest of Florence.... |
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Fortezza da Basso | 1534–1535 | Antonio da Sangallo the Younger Antonio da Sangallo the Younger thumb|250px|The church of Santa Maria di Loreto near the [[Trajan's Market]] in [[Rome]], considered Sangallo's masterwork.thumb|250px|View of St. Patrick's Well in [[Orvieto]].... |
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Villa di Castello Villa di Castello The Villa di Castello is one of the Medici villas near Florence, Tuscany, central Italy. Its ideal design appears in a lunette painted by Giusto Utens in 1599. The property was purchased by Lorenzo de'Medici in 1477 on the site of an existing building which he had rebuilt... |
1540–1592 | Niccolò Tribolo Niccolò Tribolo Niccolò di Raffaello di Niccolò dei Pericoli, called "Il Tribolo" was an Italian Mannerist artist in the service of Cosimo I de' Medici in his natal city of Florence.-Life:... e Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti, byname of Bernardo Delle Girandole was an Italian stage designer, architect, theatrical designer, military engineer and artist.-Biography:Buontalenti was born in Florence.... |
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Loggia del Mercato Nuovo Loggia del Mercato Nuovo The Loggia del Mercato Nuovo , popularly known as the Loggia del Porcellino , is a building in Florence, Italy. It is so called to distinguish it from the Mercato vecchio located in the area of today's Piazza della Repubblica.... |
1546–1564 | Giovanni Battista del Tasso | ||
Palazzo Uguccioni Palazzo Uguccioni Palazzo Uguccioni is a Renaissance palace on the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, central Italy.The palace was built, over pre-existing structures, for Giovanni Uguccioni starting from 1550... |
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Church of San Giovannino dei Cavalieri | c. 1550 | |||
Palazzo Niccolini | c. 1550 | Baccio d'Agnolo Baccio D'Agnolo Baccio D'Agnolo , born Bartolomeo Baglioni, was an Italian woodcarver, sculptor and architect from Florence."Baccio"'is an abbreviation of Bartolomeo, and "d'Agnolo" refers to Angelo, his father's name... and Giovanni Dosio |
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Boboli Gardens Boboli Gardens The Boboli Gardens are a park in Florence, Italy, that is home to a collection of sculptures dating from the 16th through the 18th centuries, with some Roman antiquities.-History and layout:... |
1550–1588 | Niccolò Tribolo Niccolò Tribolo Niccolò di Raffaello di Niccolò dei Pericoli, called "Il Tribolo" was an Italian Mannerist artist in the service of Cosimo I de' Medici in his natal city of Florence.-Life:... , Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti, byname of Bernardo Delle Girandole was an Italian stage designer, architect, theatrical designer, military engineer and artist.-Biography:Buontalenti was born in Florence.... and others |
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Palazzo Grifoni-Budini Gattai | 1557–1563 | Baccio d'Agnolo Baccio D'Agnolo Baccio D'Agnolo , born Bartolomeo Baglioni, was an Italian woodcarver, sculptor and architect from Florence."Baccio"'is an abbreviation of Bartolomeo, and "d'Agnolo" refers to Angelo, his father's name... and Bartolomeo Ammannati |
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Enlargement of Palazzo Pitti Palazzo Pitti The Palazzo Pitti , in English sometimes called the Pitti Palace, is a vast mainly Renaissance palace in Florence, Italy. It is situated on the south side of the River Arno, a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio... |
1558–1577 | Bartolomeo Ammannati and others | ||
Uffizi Uffizi The Uffizi Gallery , is a museum in Florence, Italy. It is one of the oldest and most famous art museums of the Western world.-History:... |
1559–1580 | Giorgio Vasari Giorgio Vasari Giorgio Vasari was an Italian painter, writer, historian, and architect, who is famous today for his biographies of Italian artists, considered the ideological foundation of art-historical writing.-Biography:... and others |
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Palazzo Capponi-Vettori | 1559–1585 | Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti, byname of Bernardo Delle Girandole was an Italian stage designer, architect, theatrical designer, military engineer and artist.-Biography:Buontalenti was born in Florence.... and others |
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Corridoio Vasariano | 1565 | Giorgio Vasari Giorgio Vasari Giorgio Vasari was an Italian painter, writer, historian, and architect, who is famous today for his biographies of Italian artists, considered the ideological foundation of art-historical writing.-Biography:... |
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Palazzo Pucci | 1565–1570 | Bartolomeo Ammannati | ||
Loggia del Pesce Loggia del Pesce The Loggia del Pesce is a historical building in Florence, Italy. It is formed by nine wide arcades, supported by piers or columns. On each side are eight medallions depicting fishing activities and the sea... |
1567 | Giorgio Vasari Giorgio Vasari Giorgio Vasari was an Italian painter, writer, historian, and architect, who is famous today for his biographies of Italian artists, considered the ideological foundation of art-historical writing.-Biography:... |
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Palazzo di Bianca Cappello | 1567–1570 | Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti, byname of Bernardo Delle Girandole was an Italian stage designer, architect, theatrical designer, military engineer and artist.-Biography:Buontalenti was born in Florence.... |
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Palazzo Portinari Salviati | 1565–1570 | Bartolomeo Ammannati | ||
Ponte Santa Trinita Ponte Santa Trinita The Ponte Santa Trìnita is a Renaissance bridge in Florence, Italy, spanning the Arno. The Ponte Santa Trìnita is the oldest elliptic arch bridge in the world, the three flattened ellipses giving the structure its celebrated elegant appearance... |
1567–1570 | Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti, byname of Bernardo Delle Girandole was an Italian stage designer, architect, theatrical designer, military engineer and artist.-Biography:Buontalenti was born in Florence.... |
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Palazzo Ramirez da Montalvo | 1568–1572 | Bartolomeo Ammannati | ||
Casino Mediceo | 1568–1574 | Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti, byname of Bernardo Delle Girandole was an Italian stage designer, architect, theatrical designer, military engineer and artist.-Biography:Buontalenti was born in Florence.... |
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Villa La Petraia Villa La Petraia The Villa La Petraia is one of the Medici villas in Castello, near Florence, Tuscany, central Italy.It has a distinctive 19th century Belvedere on the upper east terrace on axis with the view of Florence- External links :... |
1576–1589 | Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti, byname of Bernardo Delle Girandole was an Italian stage designer, architect, theatrical designer, military engineer and artist.-Biography:Buontalenti was born in Florence.... |
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Palazzo Giugni | c. 1577 | Bartolomeo Ammannati | ||
Palazzo Zuccari Palazzo Zuccari Palazzo Zuccari is a 16th century palace in Florence built by Federico Zuccari.... |
1578–1579 | Federico Zuccari Federico Zuccari Federico Zuccari, also known as Federigo Zuccaro , was an Italian Mannerist painter and architect, active both in Italy and abroad.-Biography:Zuccari was born at Sant'Angelo in Vado, near Urbino .... |
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Palazzo Larderel | c. 1580 | Giovanni Dosio | ||
Grotta del Buontalenti | 1583–1593 | Giorgio Vasari Giorgio Vasari Giorgio Vasari was an Italian painter, writer, historian, and architect, who is famous today for his biographies of Italian artists, considered the ideological foundation of art-historical writing.-Biography:... and Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti, byname of Bernardo Delle Girandole was an Italian stage designer, architect, theatrical designer, military engineer and artist.-Biography:Buontalenti was born in Florence.... |
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Forte Belvedere | 1590–1595 | Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti, byname of Bernardo Delle Girandole was an Italian stage designer, architect, theatrical designer, military engineer and artist.-Biography:Buontalenti was born in Florence.... and others |
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Façade of Santa Trinita Santa Trinita Santa Trinita is a church in central Florence, Italy. It is the mother church of the Vallumbrosan Order of monks, founded in 1092 by a Florentine nobleman... |
1593 | Bartolomeo Ammannati | ||
Palazzo Nonfinito | 1593–1604 | Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti, byname of Bernardo Delle Girandole was an Italian stage designer, architect, theatrical designer, military engineer and artist.-Biography:Buontalenti was born in Florence.... and others |
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Villa La Ferdinanda | 1594–1596 | Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti, byname of Bernardo Delle Girandole was an Italian stage designer, architect, theatrical designer, military engineer and artist.-Biography:Buontalenti was born in Florence.... |
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17th century
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Renovation of the chiesa della Santissima Annunziata | 1601–1693 | Giovanni Caccini and others | ||
Church of Santa Margherita in Santa Maria de' Ricci | 1604 | Gherardo Silvani Gherardo Silvani Gherardo Silvani was an Italian architect and sculptor, active mainly in Florence and other sites in Tuscany during the Baroque period.... |
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Church of Santi Michele e Gaetano | 1604–1649 | Matteo Nigetti Matteo Nigetti Matteo Nigetti was an Italian architect and sculptor. He is considered the most important Baroque architect in Florence.... , Gherardo Silvani Gherardo Silvani Gherardo Silvani was an Italian architect and sculptor, active mainly in Florence and other sites in Tuscany during the Baroque period.... |
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Cappella dei Principi in San Lorenzo | 1604–1650 | Matteo Nigetti Matteo Nigetti Matteo Nigetti was an Italian architect and sculptor. He is considered the most important Baroque architect in Florence.... and others |
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Arcispedale di Santa Maria Nuova | 1606–1663 | Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti, byname of Bernardo Delle Girandole was an Italian stage designer, architect, theatrical designer, military engineer and artist.-Biography:Buontalenti was born in Florence.... and Giulio Parigi Giulio Parigi Giulio Parigi was an Italian architect and designer. He was the main member of a family of architects and designers working for the Grand Ducal court of the Medici... |
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Church of Ognissanti Church of Ognissanti, Florence The Chiesa di Ognissanti is a Franciscan church in Florence, Italy. Founded by the lay order of the Umiliati, the church was dedicated to all the saints and martyrs, known and unknown.... |
1627–1637 | Bartolomeo Pettirossi and Matteo Nigetti Matteo Nigetti Matteo Nigetti was an Italian architect and sculptor. He is considered the most important Baroque architect in Florence.... |
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Church of Santi Simone e Giuda Chiesa dei Santi Simone e Giuda The Chiesa dei Santi Simone e Giuda is a church in Florence, situated on the Piazza San Simone in an area of narrow streets between the Piazza Santa Croce and the Piazza della Signoria. The present structure dates from 1243 but underwent a major renovation designed by Gherardo Silvani in 1630... |
1628–1630 (date of extensive renovation, original building dates from the 13th century) |
Gherardo Silvani Gherardo Silvani Gherardo Silvani was an Italian architect and sculptor, active mainly in Florence and other sites in Tuscany during the Baroque period.... |
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Church of Santo Stefano al Ponte | 1631–1655 | Pietro Tacca Pietro Tacca Pietro Tacca was an Italian sculptor, who was the chief pupil and follower of Giambologna. Tacca began in a Mannerist style and worked in the Baroque style during his maturity.-Biography:... and Antonio Maria Bartolommei |
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Enlargement of Palazzo Pitti Palazzo Pitti The Palazzo Pitti , in English sometimes called the Pitti Palace, is a vast mainly Renaissance palace in Florence, Italy. It is situated on the south side of the River Arno, a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio... |
1619–1650 | Giulio Parigi Giulio Parigi Giulio Parigi was an Italian architect and designer. He was the main member of a family of architects and designers working for the Grand Ducal court of the Medici... |
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Palazzo dell'Antella Palazzo dell'Antella Palazzo dell'Antella is a palace in Piazza Santa Croce, Florence, Italy.Of medieval origins, it was first enlarged in the late 16th century with the addition of a top floor... |
1619 | Giulio Parigi Giulio Parigi Giulio Parigi was an Italian architect and designer. He was the main member of a family of architects and designers working for the Grand Ducal court of the Medici... |
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Palazzo Strozzi del Poeta | 1626–1629 | Gherardo Silvani Gherardo Silvani Gherardo Silvani was an Italian architect and sculptor, active mainly in Florence and other sites in Tuscany during the Baroque period.... |
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Palazzo Capponi-Covoni | 1623 | Gherardo Silvani Gherardo Silvani Gherardo Silvani was an Italian architect and sculptor, active mainly in Florence and other sites in Tuscany during the Baroque period.... and others |
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Palazzo Fenzi Palazzo Fenzi Palazzo Fenzi is a palace in Florence, Italy.Built in the 16th century for the Castelli family by Gherardo Silvani, it was later enlarged by the Marucelli family... |
1634 | Gherardo Silvani Gherardo Silvani Gherardo Silvani was an Italian architect and sculptor, active mainly in Florence and other sites in Tuscany during the Baroque period.... |
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Palazzo di San Clemente Palazzo di San Clemente Palazzo di San Clemente is a residential palace in Florence, Italy.-History:Along the current Via Capponi there was a small building visible in plan of the city from 1584, which was acquired and enlarged by Luigi di Toledo, brother of Grand Duchess Eleanor of Toledo... |
c. 1640 | Gherardo Silvani Gherardo Silvani Gherardo Silvani was an Italian architect and sculptor, active mainly in Florence and other sites in Tuscany during the Baroque period.... ? |
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Palazzo della Missione | c. 1640-1650 | Bernardino Radi Bernardino Radi Bernardino Radi was an Italian engraver and architect, born in Cortona, who etched a set of plates depicting architectural ornaments and monuments, published in Rome in 1618, under the title of Varie invenzoni per depositi di Bernardino Radi Cortonese.... |
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Palazzo Corsini al Parione | 1656–1699 | Antonio Maria Ferri and others | ||
Church of San Giovannino degli Scolopi | 1661–1665 | Alfonso Parigi il Giovane | ||
Church of San Paolino | 1669–1693 | Giovan Battista Balatri | ||
Enlargement of Palazzo Medici-Riccardi | 1670–1685 | Pier Maria Baldi and Giovan Battista Foggini | ||
Church of San Frediano in Cestello San Frediano in Cestello San Frediano in Cestello is a church in the Oltrarno section of Florence, Tuscany, Italy.The name cestello derives from the Cistercians who occupied the church in 1628. Previously the site had a 1450s church attached to the cloistered Carmelite convent of Santa maria degli Angeli.In 1680-1689, the... |
1670–1698 | Pier Francesco Silvani Pier Francesco Silvani Pier Francesco Silvani was an Italian architect and designer, active during the Baroque period, in Florence and other sites in Tuscany.He is the son of the architect Gherardo Silvani... , Giulio Cerutti and Antonio Maria Ferri |
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Cappella Corsini in the church of the Carmine | 1674–1683 | Pier Francesco Silvani Pier Francesco Silvani Pier Francesco Silvani was an Italian architect and designer, active during the Baroque period, in Florence and other sites in Tuscany.He is the son of the architect Gherardo Silvani... |
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Palazzo Orlandini del Beccuto | 1679 | Antonio Maria Ferri | ||
Palazzo dei Cartelloni Palazzo dei Cartelloni Palazzo dei Cartelloni, also known as Palazzo Viviani, is a historical edifice in Florence, central Italy.This building displays many unusual architectural elements, the most evident being the unusually big epigraphs written in Latin... |
1690–1963 | Giovan Battista Nelli | ||
Palazzo Viviani della Robbia | 1693–1696 | Giovan Battista Foggini | ||
Villa Corsini a Castello | 1698–1699 | Giovan Battista Foggini |
Rococo and Habsburg-Lorraine period (18th century-first half of 19th century)
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Palazzo di Gino Capponi | 1699–1716 | Carlo Fontana Carlo Fontana Carlo Fontana was an Italian architect, who was in part responsible for the classicizing direction taken by Late Baroque Roman architecture.-Biography:... and others |
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Complex of San Firenze | 1645–1775 | Pier Francesco Silvani Pier Francesco Silvani Pier Francesco Silvani was an Italian architect and designer, active during the Baroque period, in Florence and other sites in Tuscany.He is the son of the architect Gherardo Silvani... and others |
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Galleria Palatina in Palazzo Pitti Palazzo Pitti The Palazzo Pitti , in English sometimes called the Pitti Palace, is a vast mainly Renaissance palace in Florence, Italy. It is situated on the south side of the River Arno, a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio... |
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Ospedale di San Giovanni di Dio | 1702–1735 | Carlo Marcellini | ||
Church of San Giorgio alla Costa | 1705 | Giovan Battista Foggini | ||
Interior of Santa Felicita | 1736–1739 | Ferdinando Ruggieri Ferdinando Ruggieri Ferdinando Ruggeri was an Italian architect.... |
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Triumphal arch | 1738–1740 | Jean Nicholas Jadot | ||
Biblioteca Marucelliana | 1748–1752 | Alessandro Dori | ||
Rondò of Palazzo Pitti Palazzo Pitti The Palazzo Pitti , in English sometimes called the Pitti Palace, is a vast mainly Renaissance palace in Florence, Italy. It is situated on the south side of the River Arno, a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio... |
1765 and 1783-99 | Giuseppe Ruggieri and Niccolò Gaspero Maria Paoletti | ||
Villa di Poggio Imperiale Villa di Poggio Imperiale Villa del Poggio Imperiale is a predominantly neoclassical former grand ducal villa in Arcetri, just to the south of Florence in Tuscany, central Italy... |
1767–1808 | Gaspare Maria Paoletti, Pasquale Poccianti and Giuseppe Cacialli | ||
Casino della Livia | 1775 | Bernardo Fallani | ||
Palazzo della Specola | dal 1775 | Alessandro Dori and others | ||
Kaffeehaus del Giardino di Boboli | 1775–1776 | Zanobi del Rosso Zanobi del Rosso Zanobi del Rosso was an Italian architect. He designed the Kaffeehaus in the Boboli Gardens.- References :... |
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Parco delle Cascine | c. 1780-1850 | |||
Ex-Ospedale di San Matteo | dal 1781 | |||
Ex-Ospedale Bonifacio | 1787 | Giuseppe Salvetti | ||
Palazzina Reale alle Cascine | 1787 | Giuseppe Manetti | ||
Teatro Comunale | 1792–1862 | Telemaco Bonaiuti and others | ||
Giardino Torrigiani | 1815–1821 | Luigi de Cambray Digny and Gaetano Baccani | ||
Palazzo Borghese | 1821–1822 | Gaetano Baccani | ||
Piazza Indipendenza | after 1850 | |||
Palazzo Malenchini Alberti Palazzo Malenchini Alberti Palazzo Malenchini Alberti is a palace in Florence, Italy. It was owned by the Alberti, who had also a tower nearby.Until the 15th century, their residence was formed by a series of different houses and workshops, which were unified in 1760-1763 by will of Giovan Vincenzo Alberti... |
1849-1851 | Façade redesigned by Odoardo Razzi and Niccolò Salvi | ||
Villa Favard | 1857 | Giuseppe Poggi Giuseppe Poggi Giuseppe Poggi was an Italian architect.A native of Florence, he received numerous commissions from the city's upper bourgeoisie for renovations of palaces and gardens.... |
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Palazzo Calcagnini | 1857 | Giuseppe Poggi Giuseppe Poggi Giuseppe Poggi was an Italian architect.A native of Florence, he received numerous commissions from the city's upper bourgeoisie for renovations of palaces and gardens.... |
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Palazzo della Borsa | 1858–1860 | Michelangelo Maiorfi and Emilio De Fabris Emilio De Fabris Emilio De Fabris was born 1808 in Florence, Italy. Fabris was an architect most famous for his design of the west facade of the Santa Maria del Fiore. The original facade design by Giotto was found outdated for the cathedral and so a series of three competitions were held to modify Giotto's... |
Neoclassicism, Empire and Art Nouveau (second-half of 19th century - first-half of 20th century)
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Facciata della basilica di Santa Croce | 1857–1863 | Niccolò Matas | ||
Appartamenti Monumentali in the Palazzo Pitti Palazzo Pitti The Palazzo Pitti , in English sometimes called the Pitti Palace, is a vast mainly Renaissance palace in Florence, Italy. It is situated on the south side of the River Arno, a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio... |
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Piazza d'Azeglio | 1862–1866 | |||
Piazza della Libertà Piazza della Libertà Piazza della Libertà is the northernmost point of the historic centre of Florence. It was created in the 19th century during works to produce the Viali di Circonvallazione around the city.... |
1865–1873 | Giuseppe Poggi Giuseppe Poggi Giuseppe Poggi was an Italian architect.A native of Florence, he received numerous commissions from the city's upper bourgeoisie for renovations of palaces and gardens.... and Giacomo Roster |
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Piazza Beccaria Piazza Beccaria Piazza Cesare Beccaria is a square of Florence located on the viali di Circonvallazione great boulevards.Realized by the architect Giuseppe Poggi when Florence was Capital of Kingdom of Italy, was dedicated to Cesare Bonesana marchese di Beccaria in 1876.... |
1865–1877 | Giuseppe Poggi Giuseppe Poggi Giuseppe Poggi was an Italian architect.A native of Florence, he received numerous commissions from the city's upper bourgeoisie for renovations of palaces and gardens.... and Giacomo Roster |
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Piazza Giuseppe Poggi | 1865–1876 | Giuseppe Poggi Giuseppe Poggi Giuseppe Poggi was an Italian architect.A native of Florence, he received numerous commissions from the city's upper bourgeoisie for renovations of palaces and gardens.... and N. Frosali |
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Mercato Centrale di San Lorenzo | 1869–1874 | Giuseppe Mengoni Giuseppe Mengoni Giuseppe Mengoni was an Italian architect. He designed the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan. He died by accident, falling off the roof of the gallery he had built.... |
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Viale dei Colli and piazzale Michelangelo Piazzale Michelangelo Piazzale Michelangelo is a famous square with a magnificent panoramic view of Florence, Italy, and is a popular tourist destination in the Oltrarno district of the city... |
1871–1876 | Giuseppe Poggi Giuseppe Poggi Giuseppe Poggi was an Italian architect.A native of Florence, he received numerous commissions from the city's upper bourgeoisie for renovations of palaces and gardens.... |
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Palazzo Serristori | 1873 | Mariano Falcini | ||
Tempio israelitico di Firenze | 1874–1882 | Vincenzo Micheli | ||
Reconstruction of the Casa di Dante | 1875–1910 | Giuseppe Castellucci and others | ||
Façade of Santa Maria del Fiore Santa Maria del Fiore The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is the cathedral church of Florence, Italy. The Duomo, as it is ordinarily called, was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to the design of Arnolfo di Cambio and completed structurally in 1436 with the dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi... |
1876–1887 | Emilio De Fabris Emilio De Fabris Emilio De Fabris was born 1808 in Florence, Italy. Fabris was an architect most famous for his design of the west facade of the Santa Maria del Fiore. The original facade design by Giotto was found outdated for the cathedral and so a series of three competitions were held to modify Giotto's... and Luigi Del Moro |
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Tepidarium in the giardino dell'Orticultura | 1879–1880 | Giacomo Roster | ||
Villa Stibbert | 1880–1888 | Gaetano Fortini | ||
Piazza della Repubblica Piazza della Repubblica (Florence) Piazza della Repubblica is a city square in Florence, Italy. It is on the site, first of the city's forum and then of the city's old ghetto, which was swept away during the city improvement works or Risanamento initiated during the brief period when Florence was the capital of a reunited Italy,... |
1883–1896 | Vincenzo Micheli and others | ||
Museo Bardini | c. 1890-1910 | Stefano Bardini Stefano Bardini Stefano Bardini was an Italian connoisseur and art dealer in Florence who specialized in Italian paintings, Renaissance sculpture, cassoni and other Renaissance and Cinquecento furnishings and architectural fragments that came on the market during the urbanistic reorganization of Florence in the... |
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Chiesa Russa Ortodossa della Natività | 1899–1903 | Michail Preobragenski and others | ||
Villa il Gioiello Villa Il Gioiello Villa il Gioiello is a villa in Florence, central Italy, famous for being one of the residences of Galileo Galilei, which he lived in from 1631 until his death in 1642... and Torre del Gallo Torre del Gallo The Torre del Gallo is a historical building located in Florence, Italy, located at Pian de 'Giullari, in the hills of Arcetri, on top of a ridge overlooking the city where there is a magnificent panorama.-Origins:... |
c. 1900 | Stefano Bardini Stefano Bardini Stefano Bardini was an Italian connoisseur and art dealer in Florence who specialized in Italian paintings, Renaissance sculpture, cassoni and other Renaissance and Cinquecento furnishings and architectural fragments that came on the market during the urbanistic reorganization of Florence in the... |
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Chiesa dei Sette Santi Fondatori | 1901–1910 | Luigi Caldini | ||
Palazzo Pola e Todescan | 1901–1903 | Giuseppe Paciarelli | ||
Palazzo delle Poste | 1904–1914 | Rodolfo Sabatini and others | ||
Ricostruzione del Palazzo dell'Arte della Lana | 1905 | Enrico Lusini | ||
Villino Lampredi | 1907–1910 | Giovanni Michelazzi | ||
Villino Broggi-Caraceni | 1910–1911 | Giovanni Michelazzi | ||
Casa-galleria Vichi | 1911 | Giovanni Michelazzi | ||
Galleria Rinaldo Carnielo | 1911–1912 | Rinaldo Carnielo? | ||
Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze | 1911–1935 | Cesare Bazzani |
Modern and contemporary architecture (late-20th century)
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Centrale termica e cabina apparati centrali | 1929–1934 | Angiolo Mazzoni Angiolo Mazzoni Angiolo Mazzoni was a prolific state architect and engineer of the Italian Fascist government of the 1920s and 1930s.Mazzoni designed hundreds of public buildings, post offices and train stations during the Interwar period in Italy... |
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Stadio Artemio Franchi | 1929–1932 | Pier Luigi Nervi Pier Luigi Nervi Pier Luigi Nervi was an Italian engineer. He studied at the University of Bologna and qualified in 1913. Dr. Nervi taught as a professor of engineering at Rome University from 1946-61... |
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Santa Maria Novella station Santa Maria Novella Station Firenze Santa Maria Novella or Stazione di Santa Maria Novella - Firenze SMN is the main national and international train station in Florence, Italy... |
1932–1934 | Gruppo Toscano | ||
Casa del Mutilato | 1934–1936 | Rodolfo Sabatini | ||
Palazzina Reale di Santa Maria Novella | c. 1935 | Giovanni Michelucci Giovanni Michelucci Giovanni Michelucci was an Italian architect, urban planner and engraver. He was one of the major Italian architects of the 20th century, known for notable projects such as the Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station and the San Giovanni Battista church on the Autostrada del Sole.... |
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Scuola di guerra aerea | 1937–1938 | Raffaello Fagnoni | ||
Manifattura Tabacchi and Teatro Puccini | 1939–1940 | Ufficio tecnico dei Monopoli di Stato | ||
Ponte alle Grazie Ponte alle Grazie Ponte alle Grazie is a bridge over the Arno River in Florence, Italy.The original Ponte alle Grazie was constructed in 1227. It was rebuilt in 1345 with nine arches, making it the oldest and longest bridge in Florence. Two of the arches were filled in during 1347 in order to widen piazza dei Mozzi... |
1946–1953 | Giovanni Michelucci Giovanni Michelucci Giovanni Michelucci was an Italian architect, urban planner and engraver. He was one of the major Italian architects of the 20th century, known for notable projects such as the Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station and the San Giovanni Battista church on the Autostrada del Sole.... , Edoardo Detti and others |
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Reconstruction of edifices near the Ponte Vecchio (see Borgo San Jacopo) | from 1950 | Italo Gamberini and municipal technical offices | ||
Residential complex at Monterinaldi | 1952–1962 | Leonardo Ricci and others | ||
Headquarters of the Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze | 1953–1957 | Giovanni Michelucci Giovanni Michelucci Giovanni Michelucci was an Italian architect, urban planner and engraver. He was one of the major Italian architects of the 20th century, known for notable projects such as the Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station and the San Giovanni Battista church on the Autostrada del Sole.... |
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Ponte Vespucci | 1954–1957 | Riccardo Morandi Riccardo Morandi Riccardo Morandi was an Italian civil engineer best known for his interesting use of reinforced concrete. Amongst his best known works were the General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge, an 8 km crossing of Lake Maracaibo incorporating seven cable-stayed bridge spans with unusual piers, and the... and others |
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Chiesa del Sacro Cuore | 1956–1962 | Lando Bartoli and Pier Luigi Nervi Pier Luigi Nervi Pier Luigi Nervi was an Italian engineer. He studied at the University of Bologna and qualified in 1913. Dr. Nervi taught as a professor of engineering at Rome University from 1946-61... |
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Edificio ex-Bica | 1957 | Italo Gamberini | ||
Sede della Direzione provinciale delle Poste e Telegrafi | 1959–1967 | Giovanni Michelucci Giovanni Michelucci Giovanni Michelucci was an Italian architect, urban planner and engraver. He was one of the major Italian architects of the 20th century, known for notable projects such as the Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station and the San Giovanni Battista church on the Autostrada del Sole.... |
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Chiesa dell'Autostrada | 1960–1964 | Giovanni Michelucci Giovanni Michelucci Giovanni Michelucci was an Italian architect, urban planner and engraver. He was one of the major Italian architects of the 20th century, known for notable projects such as the Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station and the San Giovanni Battista church on the Autostrada del Sole.... |
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Headquarters of La Nazione La Nazione La Nazione is one of the oldest regional newspapers in Italy. It merged with Cavour's famous political newspaper, Il Risorgimento, in 1849. Based in Florence, Italy, it is published in numerous local editions for the regions of Tuscany, Umbria and for the Province of La Spezia in Liguria.-... |
1961–1966 | Pier Luigi Spadolini and others | ||
RAI regional seat | 1962–1968 | Italo Gamberini | ||
Sorgane | 1962–1980 | Leonardo Ricci, Leonardo Savioli and others | ||
Edificio residenziale di via Piagentina | 1964–1967 | Leonardo Savioli and Danilo Santi | ||
Villa Bayon | 1966 | Leonardo Savioli | ||
Ponte Giovanni da Verrazzano | 1967–1969 | Leonardo Savioli and others | ||
Palazzo ex-Nuova Italia | 1968–1972 | Edoardo Detti | ||
Ponte all'Indiano | 1969–1976 | Fabrizio De Mirandola, Paolo Sica and Adriano Montemagni | ||
Centro Leasing | 1972 | Silvano Zorzi and Augusto Bianco | ||
Archivio di Stato di Firenze | 1972–1978 | Italo Gamberini and others | ||
Residential building in piazza San Jacopino | 1973–1976 | Marco Dezzi Bardeschi | ||
Santa Maria Novella bus terminal | 1987–1990 | Cristiano Toraldo di Francia | ||
Parterre | 1992–1993 | Paolo Antonio Martini |
21st century
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Piazza Bambine e Bambini di Beslan | 2004 | |||
Ex-Carcere delle Murate (new piazza Madonna della Neve) | 2004 | Renzo Piano Renzo Piano Renzo Piano is an Italian architect. He is the recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, AIA Gold Medal, Kyoto Prize and the Sonning Prize... (guidelines) |
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Polo delle Scienze Sociali di Novoli | 2004 | |||
Casa dello Studente | 2004 | |||
Palazzo di Giustizia | 2000-2009 (under construction) | Leonardo Ricci | ||
Parco urbano ex-Fiat | (under construction) | |||
Area ex-Longinotti | 2001-2004 | Adolfo Natalini | ||
Stazione di Firenze Belfiore, for high-speed transport | (project?) | Norman Foster Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, OM is a British architect whose company maintains an international design practice, Foster + Partners.... |