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CULTURL CENTER OF
EUROPE

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Clasa: A XI-a E
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Profesor coordinator: Ana-Cristina Suciu
 FLORENCE
-short introduction-
Geographically small but
culturally rich, Florence is home
to some of the greatest art and
architecture in the world. You can
look Michelangelo's David in the
eyes, fall under the seductive sway
of Botticelli's Birth of Venus, and
climb the modern world's first
dome, which still dominates the
skyline.

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After Rome fell, Europe wallowed in centuries of relative
darkness, with little learning, commerce, or travel. Then,
around 1400, there was a Renaissance this was esentially a
rebirth of the culture of ancient Greece and Rome. It
started in Florence, it swept across Europe. Wealthy
merchant and banking families like the Medici, who ruled
Florence for generations, showed their civic pride by
commissioning great art.
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Sandro’s drawing was much
beyond the common level…
and other artists strove to
obtain examples

-Giorgio Vasari

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PALAZZO VECCHIO
Palazzo Vecchio is the
town hall of Florence it is
located in Piazza della
Signoria. Originally it
was called the Palazzo de
la Signoria after the
Signoria of Florence, the
ruling body of the
Republic of Florence.
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The building acquired its
current name when the
Medici duke's residence was
moved across the Arno to the
Palazzo Pitti. Palazzo Vecchio
is the heart of Florentine civil
life,it’s the main symbol
of civil power for the city of
Florence.
 Short HISTORY

In 1299 the Florentines decided to build a palace to house the government

organizations of the republic, in addition it should have been a building
representative of the power of the republic and the people. Arnolfo di Cambio,
the architect of the Duomo of Florence and the church of Santa Croce began
this construction on the ruins of the Palazzo dei Fanti and the Palazzo
dell'Esecutore di Giustizia in Piazza della Signoria.Several generations were
needed to complete the work.
Cosimo I de Medici ordered a restructuring and decoration of the building
during the 16th century to turned into his residence. Thus, it acquires its
present appearance and becomes the Ducal Palace where valuables were kept.

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 SALONE DEI
CINQUECENTO
The Salone dei Cinquecento or Hall of the Five Hundred
was built from 1494 during the Republic of Fra’ Girolamo
Savonarola. The Hall is the largest and most important
room in terms of artistic and historical value inside the
palace. This impressive hall has a length of 54 meters, a
width of 23 and a height of 18 meters. Paneled ceilings and
large wall frescoes, golden decorations and imposing
sculptures will leave you admiring in marvel.

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All the rooms are magnificently
decorated by artists such as
Michelangelo, Giorgio Vasari
and Donatello. Among the
chambers, you will also discover
secret routes, such as the
spectacular private studio
belonging to Francesco I de
Medici
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In the room now known as
the Sala delle Carte
Geografiche (Hall of maps)
on the second floor of the
Palazzo Vecchio, 54 maps
decorate cabinet fronts,
alongside 237 portraits of
luminaries of the
Renaissance. The room is
sometimes referred to as the
Sala del Mappamundo, after
the huge terrestrial globe
also created by Danti that
now sits in the middle of the
room.
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Dante’s death mask, quietly
guarded in a small glass display
case. It stands in a hallway that
leads from Eleonora’s rooms to
the Hall of Priors, on the second
floor.

Dante in purgatory
portrait by Domenico di
Michelino
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CULTURAL CENTRE
CULTURE

HISTORY
ART

Palazzo Vecchio is a a microcosm where art and history have been

indissolubly bound for centuries.

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 BIBLIOGRAFIE

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piazza_della_Signoria
• http://lovefromtuscany.com/botticelli-map-of-hell/
• http://lovefromtuscany.com/dante-alighieri-death-mask-inferno/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_Vecchio
• https://www.florenceinferno.com/hall-of-the-five-hundred/
• https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/sala-delle-carte-geografiche-hall-of-maps
• https://www.borghiditoscana.net/en/chapel-priors-palazzo-vecchio-florence/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy_Illustrated_by_Botticelli

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