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This is a list of the principal squares of

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On the northern bank of the River Arno

In the centre

* '' Piazza del Duomo'': Piazza del Duomo is located in the heart of the historic centre of Florence. It is one of the most visited places in

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and the world; here are the Florence Cathedral with the ''Cupola del Brunelleschi'', the

Giotto's Campanile Giotto's Campanile (, also , ) is a free-standing campanile that is part of the complex of buildings that make up Florence Cathedral on the Piazza del Duomo in Florence, Italy. Standing adjacent to the Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore and the ...

, the

Florence Baptistry The Florence Baptistery, also known as the Baptistery of Saint John ( it, Battistero di San Giovanni), is a religious building in Florence, Italy, and has the status of a minor basilica. The octagonal baptistery stands in both the Piazza del ...

, the

Loggia del Bigallo The Loggia del Bigallo is a late Gothic building in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy. It stands at the corner of Piazza San Giovanni and via Calzaioli; tradition holds the site near the Baptistry of Florence was donated by a benefactor. Histo ...

, the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, and the Arcivescovile and Canonici's palace. The west zone of this square is called Piazza San Giovanni. * '' Piazza della Repubblica'': It is a square in the centre of Florence, location of the cultural cafes and bourgeois palaces. Among the square's cafes, the Giubbe Rosse cafe has long been a meeting place for famous artists and writers, notably those of Futurism. * ''

Piazza Santa Croce Piazza Santa Croce is one of the main plazas or squares located in the central neighbourhood of Florence, in the region of Tuscany, Italy. It is located near Piazza della Signoria and the National Central Library, and takes its name from the B ...

'': Dominated by the Basilica of Santa Croce it is a rectangular square in the center of the city. Here the Calcio Fiorentino is played every year and when can find on this square the Palazzo dell'Antella, the Palazzo Cocchi-Serristori (main office of center of Florence quarter) and the Dante's statue. * ''

Piazza della Signoria Piazza della Signoria () is a w-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy. It was named after the Palazzo della Signoria, also called Palazzo Vecchio. It is the main point of the origin and history of the Florentine Republ ...

'': It is the focal point of the origin and of the history of the Florentine Republic and still maintains its reputation as the political hub of the city. The impressive 14th century Palazzo Vecchio is still preeminent with its

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tower. The square also has the Loggia della Signoria, the

Uffizi Gallery The Uffizi Gallery (; it, Galleria degli Uffizi, italic=no, ) is a prominent art museum located adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy. One of the most important Italian museums ...

, the Palace of the Tribunale della Mercanzia (now the Bureau of Agriculture), and the Uguccioni Palace (16th century, with a facade by

Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual a ...

). Located in front of the Palazzo Vecchio is the Palace of the Assicurazioni Generali. * '' Piazza San Lorenzo'': It has the great Basilica of San Lorenzo with the Cappelle Medicee, a lively open market and the Laurentian Library. * '' Piazza Santa Maria Novella'': With the

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and the Alinari photography museum, is one of the principal squares of Florence. It is opposite of piazza della Stazione, accessible by Via degli Avelli. * ''

Piazza della Santissima Annunziata The Piazza della Santissima Annunziata is a square in the city of Florence, in the Tuscany region of Italy. The Piazza is named after the church of the Santissima Annunziata, Florence, Annunziata at the head of the square. In the center of the pia ...

'': Located near piazza San Marco and piazza del Duomo is a harmonious square which overlook the

Ospedale degli Innocenti The Ospedale degli Innocenti (;) 'Hospital of the Innocents', also known in old Tuscan dialect as the ''Spedale degli Innocenti'', is a historic building in Florence, Italy. It was designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, who received the commission in ...

, the Loggia dei Servi di Maria, the Budini Gattai palace and the National Archaeological Museum * '' Piazza della Stazione'': It is a big square in the centre of the city, one of the main focal point of transport in Florence. Here converge almost the entire bus-line, and tramways, and the central station of Florence the biggest and masterpiece of Rationalism

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, that is used by 59,000,000 people every year. On piazza della Stazione we can also find the Palazzina Reale di Santa Maria Novella (where the king of Italy stayed), and the Palazzo degli Affari. * '' Piazza dell'Indipendenza'': It is a wide square located near piazza della Stazione and San Lorenzo market, with palaces typically bourgeois where lived Guido Nobili and Theodosia Trollope,

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and Fanny Trollope. * ''

Piazza San Marco Piazza San Marco (; vec, Piasa San Marco), often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as ''la Piazza'' ("the Square"). All other urban spaces in the city (exc ...

'': Located in the north zone of the

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near the Piazza della Santissima Annunziata, it hosts the

Basilica of San Marco The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark ( it, Basilica Cattedrale Patriarcale di San Marco), commonly known as St Mark's Basilica ( it, Basilica di San Marco; vec, Baxéłega de San Marco), is the cathedral church of the Catholic Pa ...

, the headquarters of the

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and the renowned Academy of Fine Arts of Florence. * '' Piazza Santa Trinita'': It is near the Arno that mark the end of the elegant fashion-street of

Via de' Tornabuoni Via de' Tornabuoni, or Via Tornabuoni, is a street at the center of Florence, Italy, that goes from Antinori square to ponte Santa Trinita, across Santa Trinita square, distinguished by the presence of fashion boutiques. The street houses high ...

. On the Piazza Santa Trinita overlooking the Basilica of Santa Trinita (that gives the name to the square), the Palazzo Spini Feroni, the Palazzo Buondelmonti, the Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni and the ''Column of Justice''. * '' Piazza dei Ciompi'': It has the '' Loggia del Pesce'', designed by

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and the house of

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. * '' Piazza d'Azeglio'': Near the Viali di Circonvallazione it has the Villino Uzielli Palace. * '' Piazza Goldoni'': In front of Ponte alla Carraia, in the piazza Goldoni are the Palazzo Ricasoli and the Monument to Carlo Goldoni. * '' Piazza del Limbo'' * '' Piazza dei Giudici'' * '' Piazza Mentana'' * '' Piazza del Mercato Centrale'' * ''Piazza Ognissanti'' * '' Piazza delle Pallottole'' * '' Piazza San Benedetto'' * '' Piazza San Firenze'' * '' Piazza San Pier Maggiore'' * '' Piazza Strozzi'' * '' Piazza dell'Unità Italiana'' * '' Piazza del Capitolo'' * '' Piazza Adua''

In the Viali di Circonvallazione

* Piazza Beccaria: Piazza Beccaria is a square on the viali di Circonvallazione and on this square overlook the ''State Archives'',

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's headquarters and the ''Porta alla Croce''. * Piazza della Libertà: It is the northernmost point of the historic centre of Florence. It was created in the 19th century during works to produce the Viali di Circonvallazione around the city. In this square is located the beautiful triumphal arch of Florence. * Piazzale Donatello * Piazza Bambine e Bambini di Beslan

Others

* Piazza Oberdan * Piazza Puccini * Piazza San Jacopino * Piazza Savonarola * Piazza della Vittoria * Piazza Vittorio Veneto *

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* Piazza Dalmazia * Piazza Leopoldo Pietro

Oltrarno

* Piazza del Carmine * Piazza di Cestello * Piazza Demidoff * Piazza San Felice in Piazza * Piazzale Michelangelo: It is a famous square with a magnificent panoramic view of

and is a popular tourist destination in the

Oltrarno The Oltrarno (''beyond the Arno'') is a quarter of Florence, Italy. It is located south of the River Arno. It contains part of the historic centre of Florence and many notable sites such as the church Santo Spirito di Firenze, Palazzo Pitti, Bel ...

district of the city. The view from this most famous observation point of the city landscape has been reproduced in countless postcards and snapshots over the years. * Piazza de' Mozzi * Piazza Piattellina * Piazza de' Pitti * Piazza Giuseppe Poggi * Piazza Santo Spirito * Piazza Tasso * Piazza del Tiratoio * Piazza della Passera * Piazza Santa Maria Soprarno * Piazza de' Nerli

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