204. La Chiesa di Orsanmichele, Florence
Wikipedia: In 1336 the city counsel decided to build a "representative palazzo" that combined religious and communal functions and could "show the splendour of the city in its arts and artworks.
Between 1380 and 1404, the problem of the disharmonious coexistence of the market and the devotion of the Madonna had to be resolved and it was decided to convert the ground floor of Orsanmichele into a church for the guilds.
204. La Chiesa di Orsanmichele, Florence
Wikipedia: In 1336 the city counsel decided to build a "representative palazzo" that combined religious and communal functions and could "show the splendour of the city in its arts and artworks.
Between 1380 and 1404, the problem of the disharmonious coexistence of the market and the devotion of the Madonna had to be resolved and it was decided to convert the ground floor of Orsanmichele into a church for the guilds.