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Galleria dell’Accademia
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 [...]
Loggia dei Lanzi
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.
