Florence - Basilique San Marco Basiliica

Basilica San Marco

Florence

The Basilica of San Marco in Florence is one of the churches of the old town. The church was originally part of the large complex of the convent of San Marco. In 1437 Cosimo the Elder, at the suggestion of Antonino Pierozzi then general vicar of the order, decided to start the renovation of the […]

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Florence - Palais Medici Riccardi Palace

Medici Riccardi Palace

Florence

The building (1444-1452 / 1460 ) is a work of Michelozzo commissioned by the patriarch of the fortune of the Medici, Cosimo the Elder. First Cosimo il Vecchio requested a project by Brunelleschi, but he understood that too magnificence would definitely aroused the envy of fellow citizens.

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Florence - Medici Chapel Medicee

Medici Chapel

Florence

The Medici Chapels are private chapels of the Medici family located in the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence, accessible by its apsidal rear Piazza Madonna degli Aldobrandini. The Cappelle Medicee are three in number : – New Sacristy (Sacrist ) dating from 1521 – Chapel of the Princes (Cappella dei Principi), first floor (commissioned […]

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