The Palace of Vico (Palazzo Vecchio, Italian for “Old Palace”) is the city hall in Florence, Italy. Overlooking the Plaza of the Lord (Piazza della Signoria), it is the historical center of Florence and the main site of the origin and history of the Florence Republic, and still maintains its reputation as the city's political focus.
MorePalazzo Vecchio, also known as Palazzo Vecchio, is located in the Plaza Mayor and was the town hall of the Florentine Republic in the past. The entrance to the building is decorated with the city coat of arms and a replica of Michelangelo's famous sculpture "David". The 16th-century Salon dei Cinquecento (Salonedei Cinquecento) on the second floor of the building used to be the meeting room of the Florentine Republic. It was decorated with Bazzari paintings. The 13th-century Salon dei Duecento (SalonedeiDuecento) on the third floor was decorated with exquisite domes and woven maps of Florence at that time. The tapestries (made in the 16th century) are of artistic value.
△ Visit the lavish palace of the Medici family
△ Climb to the top of the tower for a panoramic view of the whole of Florence.
The Palace of Vico (Palazzo Vecchio, Italian for “Old Palace”) is the city hall in Florence, Italy. Overlooking the Plaza of the Lord (Piazza della Signoria), it is the historical center of Florence and the main site of the origin and history of the Florence Republic, and still maintains its reputation as the city's political focus.
On the east side of the Lords Square, there is a very tall tower that goes up and overlooks the city, with a very beautiful roof. The palace itself is square and there are many sculptures in the interior, next to the mercenary pavilion.
Generally called it the Lord Palace, because the bottom is the Lord Square, the boundary of this building has a boundary guide to the square, the high tower must be on, here you can take the most classic angle of the city, see the beautiful roof.
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The old palace, also known as the Palace of Viggio, was once the residence of the famous Medici family and is still used as a city hall. All the collections of the Medici family in the museum are authentic! Various Renaissance murals, sculptures, furniture are really exquisite, seriously viewing only for a week is not enough, I can only wait for tourists to see the horse~ Museum area: 10 euros. Bell Tower: 10 euros. Museum area + Bell Tower: 14 euros. Multimedia interpreter: 5 Euro Museum area: April 1 to September 30, Friday to next Wednesday 9:00-24:00; Thursday 9:00-14:00; October 1 to March 31, Friday to next Wednesday 9:00-19:00; Thursday 9:00-14:00 Bell Tower: April 1 to September 30, Friday to next Wednesday 9:00-21:00; Thursday 9:00-14:00; October 1 to March 31, Friday to next Wednesday 10:00-17:00; Thursday 10:00-14:0012 closed on 25th Medici family, Italy's legendary family, interested can go to the book describing its family history, the word medicine comes from its family name, his legend is not in the accumulation of huge wealth, but in its construction of churches and public facilities, award culture, Snare and fund artists, collect books, manuscripts and open to the public, and extensively dabble in poetry, painting, sculpture, architecture, music, history, philosophy, political theory and other fields. Without the Medici family, the Italian Renaissance will certainly not have the achievements and appearance of today. The old palace has a special interpreter, explaining to us is a Taiwanese sister, kind and diligent, knowledgeable, with her explanation, gorgeous collections have become life, see this kind of museum must be explained. The 500-man hall, built by Cosimo I, has no pillar in the hall of Noble, surrounded by beautiful murals on the roof, and Vasari has created murals depicting the defeat of the Pisa and Sienas of the Florentine army led by Cosimo I. The murals and sculptures in this hall alone are enough to look good for a week~ All the cabinet doors in the study are hand-painted maps, which depict the concept of the world that people used to have, and the picture about Asia can fully be the fact that the ancient South China Sea is Chinese territory.
There are many precious art collections. On the municipal square, it is quite big inside. You can take a good stroll. The wall top is very beautiful. The exterior of the building is very heavy and there is a place with historical accumulation. It takes about half a day to spend
The most distinctive symbol of the old palace is the rectangular tower above it, which is 94 meters high. The walls of the old palace have been weathered several places and look a bit decadent. They are not repaired. It is estimated that it is to show its long history. The square on the north side of the old palace is called the old palace square. The square and the south side have open-air sculpture museums, displaying many magnificent sculptures, each is a priceless art treasure. Nine of the important statues are works by famous Italian Renaissance sculptors such as Michelangelo, Bandinelli, Celini, Amanati and Bologna. I checked it online when I came back from the tour, and the names of the sculptures were: David, Heracles and Cacus the Fire Giant, Perseus of Medusa, Fountain of the Sea, The Robbery of Sabin Women, Heracles whipped the Martian Nessus, "Cosimo I riding a horse like," "Medicine Lion," "Meneras recaptures Pat Lockroy's body." These priceless treasures have been on display for centuries, and it is incredible to see for free, such as the amount of tickets that are charged in the country.