Florence, Italy
A History of Florence
From Roman colony to Renaissance capital — the story of the most consequential city of the last thousand years.
Artworks in this walk
1Florentia
Florence · 59 BC
Piazza della Repubblica
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2Baptistery of San Giovanni
Florence · 4th–11th century
Piazza del Duomo
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3The Medieval Comune
Florence · 1115–1300
Piazza della Signoria
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4The Florin
Florence · 1252
Mercato Nuovo
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5Santa Croce
Florence · begun 1294
Piazza Santa Croce
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6Palazzo Medici Riccardi
Florence · 1444–1484
Via Cavour, 3
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7San Lorenzo and the Medici Chapels
Florence · 1419–1534
Piazza San Lorenzo
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8Brunelleschi's Dome
Florence · 1296–1436
Piazza del Duomo
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9Lorenzo the Magnificent
Florence · 1469–1492
Piazzale degli Uffizi, 6
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10Savonarola and the Bonfire of the Vanities
Florence · 1494–1498
Piazza della Signoria
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11The Uffizi and Cosimo I
Florence · 1537–1574
Piazzale degli Uffizi
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12Galileo and the Museo Galileo
Florence · 1610s–1630s
Piazza dei Giudici (Museo Galileo)
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13Palazzo Pitti and the Boboli Gardens
Florence · from 1549
Piazza de' Pitti
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14Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici
Florence · 1667–1743
Uffizi Gallery
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15Florence as Capital of Italy
Florence · 1865–1871
Piazza della Repubblica
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