Loggia de' Rucellai
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The Loggia de' Rucellai is the loggia, maybe designed by Leon Battista Alberti, of the Palazzo Rucellai
in the Piazza de' Rucellai
in Florence
, Italy
. Originally used as a place for the Rucellai family to have weddings and other celebrations, it has since had glass built into it and is currently occupied by a shop.
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...
in the Piazza de' Rucellai
Piazza de' Rucellai
The Piazza de' Rucellai is a piazza in Florence, Italy, home to the Palazzo Rucellai and its loggia, both designed by Leon Battista Alberti. It is a small triangular square....
in Florence
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
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. Originally used as a place for the Rucellai family to have weddings and other celebrations, it has since had glass built into it and is currently occupied by a shop.