Piazza Santa Trinita

The Piazza Santa Trinita is a triangular square in

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, named after the church of Santa Trinita on the west side of the square. The piazza is traversed by the Via de' Tornabuoni. Near the middle of the square is an ancient Roman column known as the Column of Justice due to the sculpture of "Justice" on the top. Several

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palaces surround the square, these include: *

Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni The Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni is a High Renaissance-style palace located on Via de Tornabuoni on Piazza Trinita in central Florence, Tuscany, Italy. History The palace arose at the site which once held the residence of the Soldanieri and lat ...

Palazzo Buondelmonti A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome whic ...

(15th century) *

Palazzo Minerbetti The Palazzo Minerbetti is an urban palace building located on Via de Tornabuoni #3 at the corner with Via del Parione, which edges into the Piazza Santa Trinita, Florence, in central Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy. History The palace is an as ...

(14th century) * Palazzo Spini-Ferroni (14th century), presently the home of the Museo Salvatore Ferragamo and headquarters of the fashion house of that name. Santa Trinita Odonyms referring to religion {{Italy-struct-stub