The Viali di Circonvallazione are a series of 6-lane

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s surrounding the north part of the historic centre of

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History

The boulevards follow the outline of the ancient walls of

, that were demolished in 1865 according to Giuseppe Poggi's project to make Florence, then the capital of

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, a modern city with wide boulevards inspired by those of Paris. Around the former gates of the city, squares and palaces were created.

Today

Today the viali di Circonvallazione are the main arterial street of

for the traffic from west to east. The route (from west) starting from ''Ponte alla Vittoria'' bridge is: *Viale Fratelli Rosselli (with Torre della Serpe and Leopolda Station) *Piazzale of Porta al Prato *Viale Filippo Strozzi (around the Fortezza da Basso) *Viale Spartaco Lavagnini * Piazza della Libertà (with Porta San Gallo, Triumphal Arch of the Lorraine and the Parterre) *Viale Giacomo Matteotti *Piazzale Donatello (around the English Cemetery) *Viale Antonio Gramsci * Piazza Beccaria (with Porta alla Croce, Archive of State and

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headquarters) *From here the boulevards divide into: ** Viale Giovine Italia (with the Torre della Zecca and Arno River) ** Viale Giovanni Amendola

Gallery

File:viali di circonvallazione FI 1.JPG, Viale Strozzi File:Viale Spartaco Lavagnini (Firenze) 6.JPG, Viale Spartaco Lavagnini File:Piazzale Donatello.JPG, Piazzale Donatello Streets of Florence Boulevards {{Italy-road-stub