Palazzo Del Popolo
Palazzo del Popolo ('Palace of the People') may refer to: * Palazzo del Popolo, Todi *Palazzo del Popolo, Florence, now known as Palazzo Vecchio See also * Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo may refer to: *Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo, Gubbio * Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo, Orvieto in Orvieto *Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo, Reggio Emilia *Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo, Siena {{Coord, 43.3170 ...

Palazzo Del Popolo, Todi
Palazzo del Popolo, also called ''Palazzo del Priori'' or ''Podesta'', is a Gothic architecture civic palace in Todi, region of Umbria, Italy. The palace was erected in 1213-1228, thus decades before the adjacent Palazzo del Capitano. The wide staircase that serves as a bridge into the main council room was added in 1267 by the Podestà Pandolfo Savelli. The orientation of the main facade was established in the 16th century. The palazzo was extensively refurbished in the 19th century, which added the merlons to the rooflines of two buildings in this piazza. Museo Civico Pinacoteca The top floors of the Palazzo del Capitano and the Palazzo del Popolo house the Pinacoteca Civic Museum of Todi. Among the items in the collections of the museum are an 11th-century bas relief in marble depicting Saints Fortunato, Cassiano and Christ; a 16th-century wood model of the church of Santa Maria della Consolazione by Ventura Vitoni; an altarpiece depicting the ''Coronation of the Virgin'' ...
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Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico anno 2013, datISTAT/ref> Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered by many academics to have been the birthplace of the Renaissance, becoming a major artistic, cultural, commercial, political, economic and financial center. During this time, Florence rose to a position of enormous influence in Italy, Europe, and beyond. Its turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy (established in 1861). The Florentine dialect forms the base of Standard Italian and it became the language of culture throughout Ital ...
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Palazzo Vecchio
The Palazzo Vecchio ( "Old Palace") is the City hall, town hall of Florence, Italy. It overlooks the Piazza della Signoria, which holds a copy of Michelangelo's ''David (Michelangelo), David'' statue, and the gallery of statues in the adjacent Loggia dei Lanzi. Originally called the ''Palazzo della Signoria'', after the Signoria of Florence, the ruling body of the Republic of Florence, this building was also known by several other names: ''Palazzo del Popolo'', ''Palazzo dei Priori'', and ''Palazzo Ducale'', in accordance with the varying use of the palace during its long history. The building acquired its current name when the Medici duke's residence was moved across the Arno River to the Palazzo Pitti. History 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.Bartlett, 37. Arnolfo di Cambio, the architect o ...
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