List of "Monuments" in Florence

• Uffizi Gallery The Galleria degli Uffizi (Uffizi Museum) was strongly wanted by Cosimo 1st, and was enriched after his death by the Medici’s and the Lorena’s who successively became the owners.  Based on plans designed by Bernardo... more info »
• Badia Fiorentina The Badia Fiorentina was built in 978. In 1285 Arnolfo di Cambio re-designed it in Gothic style. During the Renaissance Masaccio designed Sant'Ivo, but the precious painting which is noteworthy for its beauty and modernity was... more info »
• Ponte Vecchio The Ponte Vecchio is the oldest bridge of the city, constructed by the Romans over the tightest point of the Arno river, and destroyed by floods and an earthquake. It was reconstructed in 1345 with three arches and flanked by... more info »
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• Battistero di San Giovanni The Baptistery takes its name from Saint John the Baptist, whose stories are represented in 28 bronze and gold tiles decorated by Andrea Pisano and to be found on the central entrance portal. The lateral portals are by... more info »
• Basilica di San Lorenzo The Basilica di San Lorenzo was designed by Brunelleschi in 1419 and terminated 50 years later. It is completely in Renaissance style and includes construction elements in stone. Inside a painting by Filippino Lippi, two... more info »
• Church of Santa Maria Novella The Church of Santa Maria Novella is to be found in the homonymous square. Work for its construction began in 1426 for want of the Dominican monks. The carved facade was designed by Leon Battista Alberti. The inferior part is... more info »
• Giardino di Boboli Access to the Giardino di Boboli is from the courtyard of Palazzo Pitti. It is an example of an Italian garden conceived by Tribolo, Ammannati, and Buontalenti who began work in the 16th century. Construction went on until the... more info »
• Palazzo Vecchio Palazzo Vecchio was initially called Palazzo della Signoria, and was constructed for the Priori delle Arti by Arnolfo di Cambio. Work began in 1299 and finished in 1592. Many of the internal parts are work of Vasari, Battista... more info »
• Fontana del Nettuno The Fontana del Nettuno is also called Fontana di Piazza. It was designed by Bartolomeo Ammannati at the end of the 16th century. In the centre of the octagonal basin there is a statue of Neptune, also called the "Biancone"... more info »
• Museo Nazionale del Bargello The Museo Nazionale del Bargello is situated in an imposing building constructed in 1255 whose aim was to be a fortress and arms deposit. Palazzo del Popolo or del Comune later became the residence of the Podestà and, finally,... more info »
• Ponte alle Grazie Ponte alle Grazie was built in 1237 and called "Rubaconte" bridge in honour of the then chief governor of Florence. It had nine arches and was characteristic because small houses and chapels were built on it, as well as the... more info »
• Basilica di Santa Croce Work for the realisation of the Basilica di Santa Croce began in 1295 and was finished in 1348. The design was by Arnolfo di Cambio and construction was for want of the Franciscan monks. The style of the Basilica is Gothic,... more info »
• Ponte Santa Trinità Ponte Santa Trinità was built in 1252 close to the homonymous church and was financed by the Frescobaldi family. However it fell in 1259 under the weight of the people from Florence who were watching a show. It was rebuilt but... more info »
• Palazzo Strozzi Palazzo Strozzi was wanted by Filippo Strozzi, rich and powerful banker, his was one of the richest families in Florence at the time, historical enemies of the Dè Medici family. For years Filippo Strozzi bought pieces of land... more info »
• Corridoio Vasariano Built by Vasari, famous artist and biographer, in 1564, and wanted by Cosimo 1st dè Medici, it connects Palazzo Pitti to Palazzo Vecchio passing over the portico of the Chiesa di Santa Felicità, by the Galleria degli Uffizi,... more info »
• Church of Santa Trinità The Church of Santa Trinità was built between 1258 and 1280 but founded by San Giovanni Gualberto in 1092 as the Church of the "Vallombrosiani" (nowadays called Chiesa Valdese). Over the centuries the Church has undergone... more info »
• Palazzo Rucellai Palazzo Rucellai was built by B. Rossellini between 1446 and 1451. It was wanted by Giovanni Il Magnifico and designed by Leon Battista Alberti. It is a three-floor building with coats-of-arms of the Rucellai family on the... more info »
• Palazzo Pitti In 1300 and then in 1400 great noble buildings were built, among these: Palazzo Pitti, wanted by the merchant Luca Pitti. He wanted it so beautiful and elegant that it was supposed to make his eternal rival Cosimo dè Medici... more info »
• Basilica di Santo Spirito In the homonymous square, the Renaissance-style Basilica di Santo Spirito was the last project by Brunelleschi who began the construction which was finished by A. Manetti and Salvi d'Andrea. It has a thin belfry constructed in... more info »
• Palazzo Medici Riccardi Palazzo Medici Riccardi is a building from the 15th century constructed by Michelozzo between 1444 and 1460. It has three floors which are characterised by a stone covering which is protruding on the ground floor, levelled out... more info »
• Tempietto del Santo Sepolcro Behind Palazzo Rucellai, in the church of San Pancrazio, one can admire another masterpiece by Leon Battista Alberti. Il Tempietto del Santo Sepolcro di Gerusalemme, which was built in accordance with the original... more info »
• Basilica della Santissima Annunziata Building of the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata began in 1250 on the spot where seven noblemen abandoned their rich way of life so as to dedicate themselves to a totally monastic existence. They dedicated the Church to... more info »
• Station of Santa Maria Novella The railway station of Santa Maria Novella was designed around 1940 and was the first railway station in Florence. It was built close to the homonymous church and four chapels. It was abandoned and improved during the... more info »
• Museo San Marco The Museo San Marco is situated in the homonymous square and its seat is in the Convento Domenicano di San Marco which was restored by Michelozzo in the 15th century. Next to the Church there is a large cloister, the hospice... more info »