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View of Ponte Vecchio, a bridge crossing the Arno River in the city of Florence, from Piazzale Michelangelo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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The Ponte Vecchio (in English: "Old Bridge") is a medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno River, noted for still having shops built along it, as was once common. Butchers initially occupied the shops, while the present tenants are jewellers, art dealers and souvenir sellers. Ponte Vecchio is one of the city of Florence’s landmarks and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site covering the historic centre of Florence. As the pedestrian bridge spans the Arno at its narrowest point, it is believed that already in Roman times a bridge existed at the same spot.
The bridge first appears in a document of 996. After being destroyed by a flood in 1117, it was reconstructed in stone but swept away again in 1333. In 1345, it was rebuilt again. The bridge consists of three segmental arches: the main arch has a span of 30 metres (98 feet), while the two side arches each span 27 metres (89 feet). At the central opening of Ponte Vecchio a little loggia is located, covering the bridge’s weathered dedication stone. It is said that the economic concept of bankruptcy originated here: When a money-changer could not pay his debts, the table on which he sold his wares (the "banco") was physically broken ("rotto") by soldiers, and this practice was called "bancorotto" (in English: "broken table"). Not having a table anymore, the merchant of course was not able to sell anything.
With about 400,000 residents in its city centre and more than 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area, Florence is the capital and also the most populous city of the Italian region of Tuscany. The town lies in a basin formed by several hills. The Arno river, three other minor rivers and some streams flow through its metropolitan area. During the Middle Ages the city was a centre of European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is also considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and has been called "the Athens of the Middle Ages". A turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 Florence was the capital of the recently established Kingdom of Italy.
The Florentine dialect forms the base of Standard Italian and it became the language of culture throughout Italy due to the prestige of the masterpieces by Dante Alighieri, Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, Niccolò Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini, who were all born in the city. Florence attracts millions of tourists each year, and its historic centre was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982. The city is noted for its culture, art, architecture and monuments. It contains numerous museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Palazzo Pitti. Due to Florence's artistic and architectural heritage, it has been ranked by Forbes as one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Furthermore, Florence is also an important city in Italian fashion, being ranked in the top 15 fashion capitals of the world.
Florence originated as a Roman city. Around 200 BC, the Etruscans initially formed the small settlement of Fiesole, which was destroyed by Lucius Cornelius Sulla in 80 BC in reprisal for supporting the populares faction in Rome. In 59 BC, the present city of Florence was established by Julius Caesar as a settlement for his veteran soldiers. Originally it was named Fluentia, owing to the fact that it was built between two rivers, but its name was later changed to Florentia (in English: "flowering"). Situated along the Via Cassia, the main route between Rome and the north, and within the fertile valley of the Arno, the settlement quickly became an important commercial centre.
In centuries to come, the city was often troubled by warfare between the Ostrogoths and the Byzantines, which may have caused the population to fall to as few as 1,000 people. Peace returned under Lombard rule in the 6th century. In 774, Florence was conquered by Charlemagne and became part of the Duchy of Tuscany, with Lucca as its capital. The population began to grow again and commerce prospered.
Margrave Hugo chose Florence as his residency instead of Lucca at about 1000 AD. The Golden Age of Florentine art began around this time. The city's primary resource was the Arno river, providing power and access for the industry (mainly textile industry), and access to the Mediterranean Sea for international trade. Another great source of strength was its industrious merchant community. The Florentine merchant banking skills became recognised in Europe after they brought decisive financial innovation to medieval fairs, such as bill of exchange and double-entry bookkeeping system.
In 1115, the Republic of Florence originated, when the Florentine people rebelled against the Margraviate of Tuscany upon the death of Matilda of Tuscany, a woman who controlled vast territories that included Florence. The Florentines formed a commune in her successors' place. Subsequently, the early, modern state of the republic was ruled by a council known as the Signoria of Florence. The republic had a checkered history of factions and counter-factions. But in 1434, the Medici faction gained governance of the city under Cosimo de' Medici.
During this first Medici governance, in 1469, Cosimo’s grandson Lorenzo de' Medici assumed the reins of government. Lorenzo was a great patron of the arts, commissioning works by Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Botticelli. As he was also an accomplished poet and musician himself, he brought composers and singers to Florence too. By contemporary Florentines (and since), he was known as "Lorenzo il Magnifico" (in English: "Lorenzo the Magnificent").
The Medici kept control of Florence until 1494, when Lorenzo’s son Piero II was expelled by the French king Charles VIII, whose army had invaded northern Italy. In 1498, when the Medici were out of power, Niccolò Machiavelli, a diplomat, politician, historian, philosopher, humanist, writer, playwright and poet of the Renaissance period, became secretary to the Second Chancery of the Republic of Florence. His prescriptions for Florence's regeneration under strong leadership have often been seen as a legitimisation of political expediency and even malpractice. In other words, Machiavelli was a political thinker, perhaps most renowned for his political handbook, titled "The Prince", which is about ruling and the exercise of power. Commissioned by the Medici, Machiavelli also wrote the Florentine Histories, the history of the city.
In 1512, Giovanni de' Medici (later Pope Leo X) re-conquered the Republic of Florence. However, Florence repudiated Medici authority for a second time in 1527, during the so-called War of the League of Cognac. But again the Medici re-assumed their rule in 1531 after an 11-month siege of the city. The republican government was disestablished in 1532, when Pope Clement VII appointed Alessandro de' Medici "Duke of the Florentine Republic", making the republic a hereditary monarchy.
In 1569, the Medici became Grand Dukes of Tuscany, ruling for another two centuries. In all Tuscany, only the Republic of Lucca and the Principality of Piombino were independent from Florence. The extinction of the Medici dynasty and the accession in 1737 of Francis Stephen, Duke of Lorraine and husband of Maria Theresa of Austria, led to Tuscany's temporary inclusion in the territories of the Austrian crown. From 1801 to 1807 Florence was the capital of the Napoleonic client state Kingdom of Etruria and from 1808 to the fall of Napoleon in 1814, it was the was the prefecture of the French département of Arno. In 1861, Tuscany became a region of the Kingdom of Italy. In 1865, Florence replaced Turin as Italy's capital, but already six years later, it was superseded by Rome.
After doubling during the 19th century, Florence's population was to triple in the 20th, resulting from growth in tourism, trade, financial services and industry. During World War II the city experienced a year-long German occupation (1943 to 1944) and was declared an open city in late July 1944 as troops of the British 8th Army closed in. The retreating Germans decided to demolish all the bridges along the Arno, making it difficult for troops of the 8th Army to cross. But at the latest moment, the German general was convinced that Ponte Vecchio was not to be destroyed due to its historical value. In November 1966, the Arno flooded parts of the centre, damaging many art treasures.
Today, Florence is known as the "cradle of the Renaissance" for its many Renaissance monuments, churches, and other buildings. 600 years after its completion, the dome, built by Filippo Brunelleschi, is still the largest dome built in brick and mortar in the world. Florence also contains numerous museums and art galleries where some of the world's most important works of art are held. Hence, tourism is, by far, the most important of all industries and most of the Florentine economy relies on the money generated by international arrivals and students studying in the city. The value tourism to the city totalled some 62.5 billion € in 2015 and the number of visitors still increases to the present day.
Benedetto da Marone (1525-1579) - Martyrdom of Saint Margaret (XVI century) Church of the Most Holy Body of Christ - Brescia
Completamente affrescata nel corso del Cinquecento da Benedetto da Marone e in seguito ampliata e arricchita da Pietro Maria Bagnadore, la chiesa è solitamente definita come la Cappella Sistina di Brescia, viste le affinità scenografiche con l'opera di Michelangelo nella Cappella Sistina romana. Chiesa e monastero sono oggi gestiti dai Padri Saveriani.
Completely painted during the sixteenth century by Benedetto da Marone and later enlarged and enriched by Pietro Maria Bagnadore, the church is usually defined as the Sistine Chapel of Brescia, scenic views affinities with the work of Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel in Rome. Church and monastery are now run by the Xaverian Fathers.
Plaza Río de Janeiro Fuente & El David statue.
The plaza is a wide space of trees and plants centered around a full scale replica of Michelangelo’s “David.”
Originally conceived as the “Parque Roma” by the developers in 1903, the place later came to be known to residents as Orizaba Park, for the street that crosses the park from north to south.
There are two different stories as to why it came to be known as the Plaza Rio de Janeiro. The first has it that the name was changed to honor Brazil’s centenary of independence in 1922.
A second story has the park named for a peculiar brick building with a conical roof on one of its corner towers. The Edificio Rio de Janeiro was built in 1908.
he park’s main element is the David statue in the centre of the park.
Cast in bronze, not much is known about it. It was placed here in 1976, presumably by the park architect, Juan Alvarez Ordoñez.
The project was lead by the Mexico City government to reshape the neighbourhood.
Part of The Rosette Nebula, cropped from the full frame.
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Michelangelo's David is big: it stands 517 cm tall and weighing 5560 kilogram, as it was originally commissioned for the roofline of the Duomo in Florence. However, upon completion of the sculpture in 1504, it was placed at the entrance of the Palazzo Vecchio. It was only moved indoors in 1872.
Michelangelo's nude David is the most famous sculpture in the Galleria dell' Accademia di Firenze (Gallery of the Academy in Florence). Tickets for the museum (rather expensive) are best bought in advance.
• Nude • Nu • Nackt • Nuda • ヌード • Nue • Desnuda • Nakinn • Nøgen • Naakt • Naken • Nud • Akt • Γυμνός • Desnudo •
Huile sur toile, 65 x 92 cm, 1880.
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This is a detail of a sculpture that measures 6' by 100' feet. It's part of the public art program in Toronto and has been installed along the entry to a new condo downtown.
Michelangelo Buonarroti, Moses, 1513-15, Carrara marble, 254 cm high, Tomb of Pope Julius II (della Rovere), 1505–45, San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome
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The Basilica di Santa Croce (or Basilica of the Holy Cross in English) is a minor basilica and the principal Franciscan church of Florence. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 875 yards (800 meters) southeast of the Duomo, on what was once marshland beyond the city walls. Being the burial place of some of the most notable Italians, such as Dante, Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, and the composer Rossini, it is also known as the Temple of the Italian Glories (Tempio dell'Itale Glorie).
The basilica is the largest Franciscan church in the world. Its most notable features are its sixteen chapels, many of them decorated with frescoes by Giotto and his pupils, and its tombs and cenotaphs. Legend says that Santa Croce was founded by Saint Francis himself. The construction of the current church, to replace an older building, began on May 12, 1294, possibly by Arnolfo di Cambio, and paid for by some of the city's wealthiest families. It was consecrated in 1442 by Pope Eugene IV. The building's design reflects the austere approach of the Franciscans. The floorplan is an Egyptian or Tau cross (a symbol of St Francis), 377 feet (115 meters) in length with a nave and two aisles separated by lines of octagonal columns. To the south of the church was a convent, some of whose buildings remain.
In 1866, the complex became public property, as a part of government suppression of most religious houses, following the wars that gained Italian independence and unity.
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Florence (Firenze in Italian) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with roughly 361,000 inhabitants in 2023, and about 985,000 in its metropolitan area.
Florence was a center of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered by many academics to have been the birthplace of the Renaissance, becoming a major artistic, cultural, commercial, political, economic and financial center. During this time, Florence rose to a position of enormous influence in the Italian Peninsula, Europe, and beyond. Its turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy.
The city attracts millions of tourists each year, and UNESCO declared the Historic Center of Florence a World Heritage Site in 1982. The city is noted for its culture, Renaissance art and architecture and monuments.
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