Piazza Santa Trinita

The Piazza Santa Trinita is a triangular

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, named after the church of

Santa Trinita Santa Trinita (; Italian for "Holy Trinity") is a Roman Catholic church located in front of the piazza of the same name, traversed by Via de' Tornabuoni, in central Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy. It is the mother church of the Vallumbrosan ...

on the west side of the square. The piazza is traversed by the

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 ...

. 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 Gothic and

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palaces surround the square, these include: * Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni * Palazzo Buondelmonti (15th century) * Palazzo Minerbetti (14th century) * Palazzo Spini-Ferroni (14th century), presently the home of the Museo Salvatore Ferragamo and headquarters of the fashion house of that name.

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