Walk around Florence Italy. Piazza Pitti Santa Maria Novella Duomo Palazzo Vecchio Santa Croce.
00:00 Piazza Santo Spirito Basilica di Santo Spirito
03:50 Piazza Pitti Palazzo Pitti
18:40 Ponte Santa Trinita
25:00 Ponte Alla Carraia
27:50 Piazza Carlo Goldoni
32:55 Piazza Ognissanti
33:35 Chiesa Di SS.Salvatore in Ognissanti
42:50 Piazza di Santa Maria Novella Basilica di Santa Maria Novella
51:30 Firenze S. M. Novella
59:10 Piazza di Madonna degli Aldobrandini Cappelle Medicee
01:03:10 Piazza del Duomo Battistero di San Giovanni Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
01:11:40 Piazza della Signoria Palazzo Vecchio
01:22:45 Piazza di S. Firenze
01:28:10 Piazza di Santa Croce Basilica di Santa Croce di Firenze
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La Piazza Santa Croce est l'une des places historiques de Florence, qui fut le lieu, depuis le Moyen Âge, du déroulement du calcio storico florentin. Elle est aussi un lieu prisée de la jeunesse florentine, qui, les beaux jours arrivants, aiment à y passer des heures pendant leur soirée.
La basilique Santa Croce placée à l'est de la place, lui donne son nom.
Le Palazzo Cocchi-Serristori, lui fait face, côté ouest, avec, devant, la fontaine homonyme, la Fontana di piazza Santa Croce.
Le palazzo dell'Antella domine la face sud de la place, avec ses décorations d'art grotesque qui ornent toute sa façade.
Du côté nord du parvis de la basilique, sur le haut des marches, trône la statue de Dante Alighieri par Enrico Pazzi (1865).
2017-04-11 FIRENZE - RESTAURATA LA FONTANA DI SANTA CROCE
2017-04-11 FIRENZE - RESTAURATA LA FONTANA DI SANTA CROCE
Fontana situata in Piazza Santa Croce a Firenze.
Fontana situata in Piazza Santa Croce a Firenze.
La fontana, già individuabile come presente nella pianta cinquecentesca di Stefano Bonsignori, fu oggetto di una commissione tesa a renderla di maggior pregio affidata a Pietro Tacca da parte della famiglia Medici nel 1609, che, tuttavia, non ebbe esito.
Ancora incompleta nel 1639 quando fu sistemata con materiale di reimpiego, fu oggetto di nuovi e definitivi lavori nel 1673 su progetto dell'architetto Pier Maria Baldi, che le conferì l'attuale forma utilizzando come materiale la pietra serena.
Agli inizi dell'Ottocento sono documentati progetti di Giuseppe Del Rosso (1810) e di Giuseppe Manetti (1815) finalizzati a rinnovare l'insieme, ma sarà soltanto nel 1816 che si aprirà il cantiere, diretto da Giuseppe Del Rosso, destinato a definire le attuali forme della fontana. Il Del Rosso, infatti, pur mantenendo il disegno seicentesco, ricostruì il monumento impiegando marmi policromi, più duraturi e consoni alla tradizione.
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Walk around Florence Italy 4K. Piazza della Stazione - Porta Romana - Santa Maria Novella.
This Florence walk starts at the Santa Maria Novella railway station and runs through the city with long stops at the Piazza della Signoria and Piazza di Santa Croce.
0:00 Piazza della Stazione Firenze S. M. Novella
0:10 Piazza dell'Unità Italiana
1:20 Via degli Avelli
1:55 Piazza di Santa Maria Novella
2:45 Basilica di Santa Maria Novella
5:55 Piazza degli Ottaviani
6:30 Via dei Fossi
8:25 Piazza Carlo Goldoni
10:45 Ponte alla Carraia
13:15 Piazza Nazario Sauro
14:20 Via dei Serragli
24:40 Piazza della Calza
25:30 Piazzale di Porta Romana
26:45 Porta Romana
28:10 Piazza della Calza
28:50 Via Romana
35:20 Piazza San Felice
37:00 Piazza Pitti
37:05 Palazzo Pitti
40:22 Via de' Guicciardini
41:50 Piazza Santa Felicita
42:30 Via Stracciatella
43:10 Costa del Pozzo
43:20 Vicolo del Canneto
43:40 Piazza di Santa Maria Soprararno
44:00 Via de' Bardi
47:55 Ponte Vecchio
51:25 Lungarno degli Archibusieri
56:20 Uffizi
58:57 Piazza della Signoria
59:10 Loggia dei Lanzi
59:45 Palazzo Vecchio Perseo con la testa di Medusa Benvenuto Cellini
1:12:30 Fontana del Nettuno
1:13:25 Statua equestre di Cosimo I de' Medici
1:16:05 Via dei Gondi
1:16:50 Piazza di S. Firenze
1:16:55 Chiesa San Filippo Neri
1:18:45 Borgo dei Greci
1:21:59 Piazza di Santa Croce Basilica di Santa Croce di Firenze
1:31:55 Via dell'Anguillara
1:34:55 Piazza di S. Firenze
1:35:30 Museo Nazionale del Bargello
1:35:55 Via della Condotta
1:38:50 Via Porta Rossa
1:39:35 Via Calimala
1:40:50 Piazza della Repubblica
1:42:10 Via degli Strozzi
1:44:35 Via de' Tornabuoni
1:45:50 Piazza Santa Trinita
1:46:20 Via de' Tornabuoni
1:47:15 Ponte Santa Trinita
1:48:15 Lungarno Corsini
1:51:00 Piazza Carlo Goldoni
1:51:45 Via dei Fossi
1:53:30 Piazza Degli Ottaviani
1:54:05 Piazza di Santa Maria Novella
1:54:45 Basilica di Santa Maria Novella
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Walk around Florence Italy 4K. Ponte Vecchio - Piazzale Michelangelo - Palazzo Medici.
Florence, one of the main cultural centers of Italy and the whole world. In this walk we will go through many of the most famous places of the city - Ponte Vecchio, Piazzale Michelangelo, Piazza di Santa Croce, Piazza della Signoria, Piazza del Duomo, Piazza della Santissima Annunziata.
0:00 Uffizi Lungarno degli Archibusieri
2:38 Ponte Vecchio
5:45 Via de' Bardi
7:30 View of Uffizi and Ponte Vecchio
8:20 Via de' Bardi
13:00 Via di S. Niccolò
16:15 Via S. Miniato
22:25 Viale Galileo
27:35 Abbazia di San Miniato al Monte
36:40 Viale Galileo
40:05 Piazzale Michelangelo
41:50 Vista panorámica Florencia
49:45 Viale Giuseppe Poggi
53:22 Torre di San Niccolò
54:05 Fontane delle Rampe del Poggi
57:15 Piazza Giuseppe Poggi
58:00 Lungarno Serristori
1:04:00 Ponte alle Grazie
1:07:40 Via dei Benci
1:11:00 Piazza di Santa Croce
1:11:30 Basilica di Santa Croce di Firenze
1:12:25 Borgo dei Greci
1:15:35 Piazza di S. Firenze
1:17:10 Piazza della Signoria
1:17:50 Fontana del Nettuno
1:18:30 Loggia dei Lanzi
1:20:00 Palazzo Vecchio
1:20:18 Via dei Calzaiuoli
1:25:15 Piazza del Duomo Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
1:29:40 Via dei Servi
1:34:40 Piazza della Santissima Annunziata
1:40:05 Via Cesare Battisti
1:41:40 Piazza San Marco
1:44:40 Via Camillo Cavour
1:49:25 Palazzo Medici Riccardi
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Florence, Italy: The Cradle of the Renaissance, Part 2
In the final part of the video, we see more of the Santa Croce church (including the tombs of Michelangelo and Galileo), then we visit the Piazza della Signoria along with the Uffizi Courtyard and Gallery. We have coffee on the Uffizi terrace, relax near Santa Maria Novella, and catch our train back to Rome.
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Florence (Italian: Firenze [fiˈrɛntse] ( listen), alternative obsolete form: Fiorenza; Latin: Florentia) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area.[2]
Florence is famous for its history. A centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of the time,[3] Florence is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and has been called the Athens of the Middle Ages.[4] A turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family, and numerous religious and republican revolutions.[5] From 1865 to 1871 the city was also the capital of the recently established Kingdom of Italy.
The historic centre of Florence attracts millions of tourists each year, and Euromonitor International ranked the city as the world's 72nd most visited in 2009, with 1,685,000 visitors.[6] It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982. Due to Florence's artistic and architectural heritage, it has been ranked by Forbes as one of the most beautiful cities in the world,[7] and the city is noted for its history, culture, Renaissance art and architecture and monuments.[8] The city also contains numerous museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Pitti Palace, amongst others, and still exerts an influence in the fields of art, culture and politics.[9]
Florence is also an important city in Italian fashion,[9] being ranked within the top fifty fashion capitals of the world;[10] furthermore, it is also a major national economic centre,[9] being a tourist and industrial hub. In 2008, the city had the 17th highest average income in Italy.[11]
Florenz (italienisch Firenze) ist eine toskanische Großstadt mit 372.869 Einwohnern (Stand 31. Dezember 2011). In der Metropolregion wohnen 1,5 Millionen Einwohner. Florenz ist Hauptstadt sowie größte Stadt der Toskana und der Provinz Florenz.
Florenz ist berühmt für seine Geschichte. Als Zentrum des mittelalterlichen europäischen Handels- und Finanzwesens war es eine der reichsten Städte des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts. Florenz gilt als die Wiege der Renaissance. Aufgrund seiner kulturellen Bedeutung -- insbesondere für die bildende Kunst -- wird es schon seit dem 19. Jahrhundert auch als das „italienische Athen bezeichnet.[2][3][4][5]
Ebenfalls bekannt ist die bewegende politische Geschichte der Stadt, vor allem um die mächtige Dynastie der Familie Medici, durch die Florenz zu einer der florierendsten Metropolen Europas aufstieg. Zahlreiche Kunstschaffende und Geistliche waren zur Zeit der Renaissance in Florenz beheimatet. Leonardo da Vinci verbrachte große Teile seiner Jugend in Florenz, Michelangelo lebte ebenfalls in Florenz und fand Unterschlupf in der Kirche der Medici, als Florenz durch Truppen belagert wurde. Vor allem den Kontakt zu den Medici hatten viele Geistliche und Wissenschaftler jener Zeit gemeinsam, so residierte Galileo Galilei als Hofmathematiker in den Palästen der Medici. Von 1865 bis 1870 war die Stadt die Hauptstadt des neu gegründeten Königreichs Italien.
Das historische Zentrum von Florenz zieht Jahr für Jahr Millionen von Touristen an. Euromonitor International platziert die Stadt als die weltweit 72. meistbesuchte Stadt im Jahr 2009 mit 1.685.000 Besuchern.[6] 1982 wurde die historische Innenstadt unter Weltkulturerbe von der UNESCO gestellt. Aufgrund des künstlerischen und architektonischen Erbes hat das Forbes Magazine Florenz als eine der schönsten Städte der Welt ausgewählt.[7] Hingewiesen wird vor allem auf den Reichtum an Museen, Palästen und Denkmälern.
Florenz ist zudem auch wichtige Modestadt und großes nationales Wirtschaftszentrum. Im Jahr 2008 hatte die Stadt das 17. höchste Durchschnittseinkommen in Italien.[8]
Walk around Florence Italy.
00:00 Abbazia di San Miniato al Monte
07:00 Piazzale Michelangelo
13:00 Porta San Niccolò
21:10 Ponte alle Grazie
27:25 Piazza di Santa Croce Basilica di Santa Croce di Firenze
38:15 Piazza di S. Firenze Palazzo Gondi Complesso di San Firenze
39:50 Piazza della Signoria
41:55 Palazzo Vecchio
49:00 Ponte Vecchio
51:45 Galleria degli Uffizi
55:25 Ponte Vecchio
01:19:25 Piazza della Repubblica
01:26:25 Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
01:49:15 Piazza della Santissima Annunziata
01:54:35 Piazza San Marco
02:01:45 Palazzo Medici Riccardi
02:03:50 Basilica di San Lorenzo
02:09:40 Cappelle Medicee
02:14:00 Mercato Centrale Firenze
02:24:35 Piazza dell'Unità Italiana Basilica di Santa Maria Novella
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Florence city guide for first time visitors , Florence in a nutshell
A lot of people refer to Florence as a city, but it has much more of a small village type feel. It's perfect for a day trip because it's centrally located between Milan, Venice, and Rome, and very easy to get to by fast train. It's an hour from Rome, two hours from Venice, and an hour and 40 minutes from Milan. Think of it this way, it's a three-hour car ride from Rome to Florence or a one-hour train ride.
Our first stop is Accademia which is about 13 minutes by foot from the main train station. Be sure to RSVP tickets to Accademia to see Michelangelo's David. You can call ahead to get the lowest price or book online with one of our partners.
I recommend getting inside by 9:30 AM. Be sure to give yourself at least 30 minutes between your reservation and your train arrival time.
It's heavily debated on what Michelangelo's masterpiece is, but David is an amazing work of art with a great story. After David's completion, Michelangelo was asked why he worked so fast. His response was, I saw an angel trapped in that marble and I carved him until I set him free.
After the central market, you should head to il Duomo. It's recognized for its captivating color scheme, bronze doors, and magnificent cupola, or dome. The cathedral took over a hundred years to build and was consecrated in 1436 during the height of the Florentine Renaissance.
The Basilica of Santa Croce, is not only a beautiful church but the final resting place of Michelangelo and Galileo. One of the best parts about Santa Croce is on the outside. This lively piazza is a people-watchers dream.
There are plenty of outdoor restaurants in Florence but consider La Cantinetta Verrazzano. This is a local favorite and recommendation of one of our guides in Florence.
From here, you should pass by one of Italy's most famous bridges, the Ponte Vecchio or old bridge, famous for its shops physically built into the bridge. Today, most of them sell gold, but they've been selling different artisanal goods here since it was constructed as far back as the 12th century.
Now you're right around the corner from Piazza della Signoria. This square is connected to one of the world's most impressive collections of Renaissance art, the Uffizi Gallery.
Piazza della Signoria is host to a beautiful array of outdoor statues, monuments, and fountains. The most notable building in this square is Palazzo Vecchio which is the Town Hall of Florence.
By now, it should be getting late and you should consider going to All'Antico Vinaio for a Florentine sandwich.
On the way to the train station, you should stop by La Fontana del Porcellino. It's a bronze statue of a boar and Florence's most famous piece of folklore. You put a coin in the boar's mouth and let it slide out. If it successfully falls the grate below, it ensures a safe return to Florence. This tradition was documented as early as 1766.
From here, you're only 10 to 15 minutes from the main train station, but by a rule of thumb when in a foreign city, you should try to get there 20 minutes early.
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Places to see in ( Florence - Italy ) Fountain of Neptune
Places to see in ( Florence - Italy ) Fountain of Neptune
The Fountain of Neptune is a fountain in Florence, Italy, situated on the Piazza della Signoria, in front of the Palazzo Vecchio. Made of marble and bronze, the fountain was commissioned in 1565 and designed by Baccio Bandinelli. It is the work of the sculptor Bartolomeo Ammannati with some elements created by collaborators. For example, the bronze sea-horses are the work of Giovanni da Bologna, often called Giambologna.
In 1559, Cosimo I de' Medici launched a competition to design a fountain at a time when a new aqueduct was also being built, the first to bring running water to the city. The plan was for a statue of Neptune as the primary element, in a chariot drawn by sea-horses, symbolizing Florence's command of the Mediterranean. Initially, Baccio Bandinelli was the sculptor chosen but he died before work began. Sculptor Ammannati was hired to take over and completed the work with assistants and collaborators. The face of Neptune is said to resemble that of the Grand Duke Cosimo.
The 4.2 meter tall Neptune figure, made of Apuan marble, was completed in 1565 in time for the wedding of Francesco de' Medici I to grand duchess Johanna of Austria. Florentines were not impressed and called the statue Il Biancone (the white giant). The work on the basin and other aspects of the fountain required nearly ten years. Ammannati and his collaborators added around the perimeter of the basin in a mannerist style, reclining, bronze river gods, laughing satyrs and marble sea-horses emerging from the water. The pedestal on which the statue stands is in the center of the octagonal fountain. It is decorated with the mythical figures of Scylla and Charybdis. The final work was completed in December 1574. The statue on display today is a copy made in the 1800s when the original was moved to the National Museum.
As would be expected, the Sea-God, Neptune is a frequent theme for fountains, and over a dozen Fountains of Neptune exist. In Florence, there is another fountain of Neptune is found in the Boboli Gardens, behind the Palazzo Pitti in Florence. Giambologna sculpted a similar statue for the similar fountain in Bologna in the 1560s. Giovanni Angelo Montorsoli created a nearly contemporary fountain in Messina, Sicily. The Fountain of Neptune, Rome (Neptune fighting with an octopus) was completed in 1878 when the statue was added by Antonio della Bitta and sea creatures by Gregorio Zappalà for the theme Nereids with cupids and walruses. The original basin was designed in 1574, by Giacomo Della Porta, and built at about that time.
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Florence Cathedral 聖母百花大教堂
Piazza Del Duomo, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy
Trattoria Zà Zà (必點松露菜式餐廳)
Piazza del Mercato Centrale, 26r, 50123 Firenze FI,Italy
Fontana del Porcellino 野豬噴泉
Piazza del Mercato Nuovo, 50122 Firenze FI,Italy
Ponte Vecchio 老橋
50125 Firenze FI,Italy
Piazzale Michelangelo 米高安哲羅廣場
50125 Firenze FI, Italy
VIP's Bar (衝上雲霄拍攝場景)
Viale Giuseppe Poggi, 21, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy
Vivoli (被受推薦的Gelato雪糕店)
Via dell’Isola delle Stinche, 7r, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy
The Basilica of Santa Croce 聖十字聖殿
Piazza di Santa Croce, 16, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy
Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella
聖塔瑪莉亞洛維拉药房
Via della Scala, 16, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy
Firenze Basilica di Santa Croce
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Florence (Italie): Itinéraire de visite touristique et culturelle par vue aérienne de la ville en 3D
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Visite virtuelle de la ville de Florence (Italie), par vue aérienne en 3D, à partir du logiciel Google Earth.
Détail de la visite par lieux :
- Museo Stibbert
- Basilique Santa Maria Novella
- Museo Novecento
- Chapelles des Médicis
- Basilique San Lorenzo de Florence
- Palais Medici-Riccardi
- Basilique San Marco
- Musée d'Histoire de la Science de Florence
- Galleria dell'Accademia de Florence
- MUDI - istituto degli innocenti
- Spedale degli Innocenti
- Musée archéologique national
- Piazza del Duomo
- Baptistère Saint-Jean de Florence
- Campanile de Giotto
- Cathédrale Santa Maria del Fiore
- Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
- Loggia del Bigallo
- Piazza della Repubblica
- Église d'Orsanmichele
- Palazzo Davanzati
- Museo Salvatore Ferragamo
- Piazza della Signoria
- Fontaine de Neptune
- Palazzo Vecchio
- Musée Maison de Dante
- Musée national du Bargello
- Ponte Vecchio
- Galerie Des Offices
- Musée Galilée
- Basilique Santa Croce de Florence
- Chapelle des Pazzi
- Musée Horne
- Musée Bardini
- Galerie Palatine & Palais Pitti
- Galleria del Costume
- Jardin de Boboli
- Museo delle porcellane
- Basilique Santo Spirito
- Piazzale Michelangelo
Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Tuscany, Europe, Italy
The Palazzo Vecchio is the town hall of Florence, Italy. This massive, Romanesque, crenellated fortress-palace is among the most impressive town halls of Tuscany. Overlooking the Piazza della Signoria with its copy of Michelangelo's David statue as well as the gallery of statues in the adjacent Loggia dei Lanzi, it is one of the most significant public places in Italy. Originally called the Palazzo della Signoria, after the Signoria of Florence, the ruling body of the Republic of Florence, it was also given several other names: Palazzo del Popolo, Palazzo dei Priori, and Palazzo Ducale, in accordance with the varying use of the palace during its long history. The building acquired its current name when the Medici duke's residence was moved across the Arno to the Palazzo Pitti. Above the front entrance door, there is a notable ornamental marble frontispiece, dating from 1528. In the middle, flanked by two gilded lions, is the Monogram of Christ, surrounded by a glory, above the text (in Latin): Rex Regum et Dominus Dominantium. This text dates from 1851 and does not replace an earlier text by Savonarola as mentioned in guidebooks. Between 1529 and 1851 they were concealed behind a large shield with the grand-ducal coat of arms. Michelangelo's David also stood at the entrance from its completion in 1504 to 1873, when it was moved to the Accademia Gallery. A replica erected in 1910 now stands in its place, flanked by Baccio Bandinelli's Hercules and Cacus. The first courtyard was designed in 1453 by Michelozzo. In the lunettes, high around the courtyard, are crests of the Church and City Guilds. In the center, the porphyry fountain is by Battista del Tadda. The Putto with Dolphin on top of the basin is a copy of the original by Andrea del Verrocchio (1476), now on display on the second floor of the palace. This small statue was originally placed in the garden of the villa of the Medici in Careggi. The water, flowing through the nose of the dolphin, is brought here by pipes from the Boboli Gardens. In the niche, in front of the fountain, stands Samson and Philistine by Pierino da Vinci. The frescoes on the walls, representing scenes of the Austrian Habsburg estates, were painted in 1565 by Giorgio Vasari for the wedding celebration of Francesco I de' Medici, the eldest son of Cosimo I de' Medici, and Johanna of Austria, sister of the Emperor Maximilian. The harmoniously proportioned columns, at one time smooth, and untouched, were at the same time richly decorated with gilt stuccoes.
The barrel vaults are furnished with grotesque decorations. The second courtyard, also called The Customs, contains the massive pillars built in 1494 by Cronaca to sustain the great Salone dei Cinquecento on the second floor. The third courtyard was used mainly for offices of the city. Between the first and second courtyard the massive and monumental stairs by Vasari lead up to the Salone dei Cinquecento. In 1299, the commune and people of Florence decided to build a palace, worthy of the city's importance and giving greater security, in times of turbulence, to the magistrates. Arnolfo di Cambio, the architect of the Duomo and the Santa Croce church, began constructing it upon the ruins of Palazzo dei Fanti and Palazzo dell'Esecutore di Giustizia, once owned by the Uberti family. Giovanni Villani (1276--1348) wrote in his Nuova Cronica that the Uberti were rebels of Florence and Ghibellines, stating that the plaza was built so that the Uberti family homes would never be rebuilt on the same location. Giovanni Villani wrote that Arnolfo di Cambio incorporated the ancient tower of the Foraboschi family (the tower then known as La Vacca or The Cow) as the substructure of the tower into its facade; this is why the rectangular tower (height 94 m) is not directly centered in the building. This tower contains two small cells, that, at different times, imprisoned Cosimo de' Medici (the Elder) (1435) and Girolamo Savonarola (1498). The tower is named after its designer Torre d'Arnolfo. The solid cubicle shaped building is enhanced by the simple tower with its Giorgio Lederle's clock. The large, one-handed clock was originally constructed by the Florentine Nicolò Bernardo, but was replaced in 1667 by a clock made by Vincenzo Viviani. The cubical building is built in solid rusticated stonework, with two rows of two-lighted Gothic windows, each with a trefoil arch. Michelozzo Michelozzi added decorative bas-reliefs of the cross and the Florentine lily in the spandrels between the trefoils.