In 1784 Pietro Leopoldo established l’Accademia di Belle Arti ( Fine Arts Academy ) in the former properties of the convent of San Niccolò di Cafaggio and hospital of San Matteo ( St.Mathias ).
The part of the hospital building called Loggia di San Matteo has been occupied by the Academy’s Gallery, the collection of [...]
The Loggia dei Lanzi, located on a corner of the Piazza della Signoria, has been built between 1376 and 1391 by Benci di Cione and Simone Talenti in Late Gotic ‘Florentine’ style.
After the construction of the Uffizi, Bernardo Buontalenti modified the Loggia’s roof that became a terrace from which the Medici princes could watch ceremonies [...]
