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Palazzo Vecchio

Government and Civic Buildings

The Palazzo Vecchio is the town hall of Florence, Italy, overlooking the Piazza della Signoria, which holds a copy of Michelangelo's David and the gallery of statues in the adjacent Loggia dei Lanzi.

Facts
Building Type
Town Hall 1
Location
Florence, Italy 1
Completed Year
1299 2
This is the year construction began under the commune of Florence (Wikipedia infobox years_built field and lead-section sentence); the source names no distinct completion year for the original structure.
Height (m)
94 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Palace 2
Building Type (category)
Government / Parliament Building 2
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Connections

Has Building Type

Palace, Concepts
Parliament Building, Concepts

In Style

Gothic Architecture, Styles and Movements

A Florentine Gothic civic palace, predating the Renaissance though later modified internally by Vasari.

Uses Element

Stone, Architectural Materials
Source Palazzo Vecchio (Wikipedia)
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Located In

Italy

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.

Sources
1. Palazzo Vecchio (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The Palazzo Vecchio (Italian: [paˈlattso ˈvɛkkjo]; Italian for 'Old Palace') is the town hall of Florence, Italy.
  • Wikipedia lead section (construction start year)
    In 1299, the commune and people of Florence decided to build a palace that would be worthy of the city's importance, and that would be more secure and defensible in times of turbulence for the magistrates of the commune.
  • Wikipedia body text, tower section (height)
    Giovanni Villani wrote that Arnolfo di Cambio incorporated the ancient tower of the Foraboschi family (the tower then known as "La Vacca" or "The Cow") into the new tower's facade as its substructure; this is why the rectangular tower (height 94 m) is not directly centered in the building.
  • Lead section
    The Palazzo Vecchio (Italian: [paˈlattso ˈvɛkkjo]; Italian for 'Old Palace') is the town hall of Florence, Italy. It overlooks the Piazza della Signoria, which holds a copy of Michelangelo's David statue, and the gallery of statues in the adjacent Loggia dei Lanzi.
  • Uses Element: Stone, Article body
    The cubical building is made of solid rusticated stonework
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2. Wikidata: Palazzo Vecchio
  • Wikidata Q271928, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q271928, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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