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Palazzo Pitti

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The Palazzo Pitti, sometimes called the Pitti Palace in English, is a vast palace mainly in the Renaissance style in Florence, Italy, on the south side of the River Arno a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio. The core of the present palazzo dates from 1458 and was originally the town residence of the ambitious Florentine banker Luca Pitti.

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Why this is disputed. Traditionally attributed to Filippo Brunelleschi, though the attribution is debated among architectural historians since the palace was built and completed after his death.

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A Renaissance palazzo.

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