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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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