Triumphal Arch in Piazza della Libertà, also known as ‘Triumphal Arch of Lorraine’, is a monument which is almost two meters in height, surrounded by twelve fourteen-meter-high columns and decorated with sixteen statues, each of which is more than 2 meters in heigh. It was built by the architect Jean-Nicolas Jadot between 1737 and 1739 during the only one Francis Stephen of Lorraine’s visit to Florence. The monument features various bas-reliefs and statues, among which stands out the Equestrian Monument by Francis Stephen of Lorraine, the sculptural groups Victory and Slave Trophies and the twelve sculptures representing ancient Greek deities.
Piazza della Libertà
LIBERTÀ PARTERRE
1.1 km
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First Piazza di Porta San Gallo, then Piazza Cavour, Piazza Ciano and Piazza Muti. Finally, only in 1945, Piazza della Libertà.Whatever the name, this square marks the northernmost point of the histo [...]
STROZZI - FALLACI
879 mt
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All Florentines are familiar with its unmistakable blue neon sign. Inside, classic red seats, typical of old-fashioned movie theaters, and Calacatta marble stairs. This movie theater has two screens, [...]
STROZZI - FALLACI
837 mt
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Like all Natural Shopping Districts, this is a no-profit organisation, set up in 2010 by a handful of local business owners to add value to their area. The association brings together various types of [...]
STROZZI - FALLACI
959 mt
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We advise anyone who loves open-air shopping to visit this gorgeous local market, where you’ll find superb ingredients for your recipes, fresh fruit and ready meals from the deli stalls, but also cl [...]
STROZZI - FALLACI
776 mt
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Beautiful 19th century garden, regularly the setting for national floriculture exhibitions and also the open-air set of iconic films such as Mario Monicelli’s Amici miei – Atto II. The Renaissance [...]
STROZZI - FALLACI
890 mt
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Originally (as the name suggests) it was an 18th-century French garden created for Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo. In the process of constructing the ring roads or avenues around the city, the architect G [...]
STROZZI - FALLACI
739 mt
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A few simple, but carefully planned things are all you need to spend a perfect day. So we recommend that you go along the cycle-pedestrian path along the banks of the Mugnone from Viale Redi This 350- [...]
STROZZI - FALLACI
1.1 km
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Its high windows, which come alive with lights and the shadows of those who work inside as evening approaches, always intrigue the attentive gaze of the passer-by. Enveloped in its Pompeian red walls, [...]
