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
Florence: Live from the Piazza Santa Croce
Piazza Santa Croce in Florence has the largest Franciscan church in the world, the tombs of famous Italians from Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli to Rossini, Fermi and Marconi, and gold and leather shops with tourists streaming in and out all day. Tony Page gives you a quick orientation around this popular Florentine square.
Well, here we are in Santa Croce Square in Florence and here in camera is the star of the show - Dante Alighieri. He looks a little disconcerted, to say the least, because although he stands in front of Santa Croce where Michelangelo, Galileo, Nicolas Machievelli and a few others I can't remember off-hand, are buried, he isn't. His body is in Ravenna, chiefly because they threw him out of Florence for writing nasty things in his books and so when he died Ravenna refused to give them his body back, saying you threw him out once so you're not getting him back even though now that he's famous and you'd like it.
But anyway there's the church, go in, all the famous graves are there, Gallileo is just there on the left as you walk in the main door. And don't forget to go through to Brunelleschi's Pazzi Chapel for the dome which is in fact next door. I find this one of the most attractive chapels. It is one of Michelangelo's, I gather, favourite chapels, but who knows.
Next to that, apart from all the tourists, is the Gold Market, gold shops, the Gold Corner - they bring all the tourists around here. This square, at Christmas time, has a nice Christmas market there actually - I was here the other Christmas.
I don't know if you can see this, I'll zoom in a bit as it's very bright at the moment. Down here, you'll find it familiar if you've been to Florence on a group tour because there's the Peruzzi leather company, who you are inevitably brought to. I don't find the standard of leather work, and certainly the shoes there, particularly good. You might like to look at the main street, I forget what it's called (Ed: via Calzaiuoli), the shopping street near the Duomo where you can see some really good quality shoes.
Well, not much happening in this square, apart from the tourists. So, I'll just zoom out, give you a last sweep and finish up on, really the only thing that's of interest to come and visit here, which is the Santa Croce Church and Brunelleshci's Pazzi Chapel (Capella de Pazzi) which is attached to it and you can go into the church and out at the far end on the right and exit that way. Don't miss that, it really is worth it as some people just come straight out.
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Florence, Born in Chains, Leonard Cohen, Piazza Santa Croce, Italy September 1st 2010
Born in Chains sung by Leonard Cohen in Piazza Santa Croce, Florence Italy on September 1st 2010. The introduction includes new words when compared to earlier versions.
Piazza Santa Croce Florence Italy
See around this square in Florence Italy.
Piazza Santa Croce Florence
Video from Piazza Santa Croce in Florence taken with the Flip Mino HD (of course!)
Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
The Basilica di Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross) is the principal Franciscan church in Florence, Italy, and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 metres south-east of the Duomo. The site, when first chosen, was in marshland outside the city walls. It is the burial place of some of the most illustrious Italians, such as Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, Foscolo, Gentile and Rossini, thus it is known also as the Temple of the Italian Glories (Tempio dell'Itale Glorie). The Basilica is the largest Franciscan church in the world. Its most notable features are its sixteen chapels, many of them decorated with frescoes by Giotto and his pupils, and its tombs and cenotaphs. Legend says that Santa Croce was founded by St Francis himself. The construction of the current church, to replace an older building, was begun on 12 May 1294, possibly by Arnolfo di Cambio, and paid for by some of the city's wealthiest families. It was consecrated in 1442 by Pope Eugene IV. The building's design reflects the austere approach of the Franciscans. The floorplan is an Egyptian or Tau cross (a symbol of St Francis), 115 metres in length with a nave and two aisles separated by lines of octagonal columns. To the south of the church was a convent, some of whose buildings remain. The Primo Chiostro, the main cloister, houses the Cappella dei Pazzi, built as the chapter house, completed in the 1470s. Filippo Brunelleschi (who had designed and executed the dome of the Duomo) was involved in its design which has remained rigorously simple and unadorned. In 1560, the choir screen was removed as part of changes arising from the Counter-Reformation and the interior rebuilt by Giorgio Vasari. As a result, there was damage to the church's decoration and most of the altars previously located on the screen were lost. The bell tower was built in 1842, replacing an earlier one damaged by lightning. The neo-Gothic marble façade, by Nicolò Matas, dates from 1857-1863. A Jewish architect Niccolo Matas from Ancona, designed the church's 19th-century neo-Gothic facade, working a prominent Star of David into the composition. Matas had wanted to be buried with his peers but because he was Jewish, he was buried under the porch and not within the walls. In 1866, the complex became public property, as a part of government suppression of most religious houses, following the wars that gained Italian independence and unity. The Museo dell'Opera di Santa Croce is housed mainly in the refectory, also off the cloister. A monument to Florence Nightingale stands in the cloister, in the city in which she was born and after which she was named. Brunelleschi also built the inner cloister, completed in 1453. In 1966, the Arno River flooded much of Florence, including Santa Croce. The water entered the church bringing mud, pollution and heating oil. The damage to buildings and art treasures was severe, taking several decades to repair. Today the former dormitory of the Franciscan Friars houses the Scuola del Cuoio (Leather School). Visitors can watch as artisans craft purses, wallets, and other leather goods which are sold in the adjacent shop. The Basilica became popular with Florentines as a place of worship and patronage and it became customary for greatly honoured Florentines to be buried or commemorated there. Some were in chapels owned by wealthy families such as the Bardi and Peruzzi. As time progressed, space was also granted to notable Italians from elsewhere.
Christmas Market in Piazza Santa Croce, Florence Italy
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SANTA CROCE CHURCH-The Pantheon of Florence and Its Famous Tombs
The Santa Croce Church (Basilica di Santa Croce) in Florence, Italy is a beautiful 13th Century church that is known as The Pantheon of Florence because it contains the tombs of many famous Italians, including Michelangelo.The church is located near the Palazzo dell'Antella, famous for its 17th Century frescoes; it also features windows that are made of odd sizes to give the illusion that they are of greater depth than they actually are.
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Florence, Boogie Street, Sharon Robinson, Leonard Cohen Concert, Piazza, Santa Croce
Sharon Robinson sings Boogie Street at the Leonard Cohen concert at Piazza Santa Croce, Florence Italy on September 1st 2010.
Florence, Waiting for the Miracle, Leonard Cohen, Piazza Santa Croce, Italy September 1st 2010
Waiting for the Miracle, by Leonard Cohen in Piazza Santa Croce, Florence ,Italy September 1st 2010
Piazza Santa Croce, Florence, Italy
A panorama of the piazza and the Basilica Santa Croce.
Piazza Santa Croce Florence Italy
One of the most beautiful piazza in Italy. Many manifestations are held here throughout the year. I live just two-minute walk distance. E' una delle più belle piazze d'Italia. In questa piazza tutto l'anno, vengogono eseguiti tanti manifestazioni tra cui concerti e mercatini internazionali. Casa mia dista 2 minuti a piedi.
Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
The Basilica di Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross) is the principal Franciscan church in Florence, Italy, and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 metres south-east of the Duomo. The site, when first chosen, was in marshland outside the city walls. It is the burial place of some of the most illustrious Italians, such as Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, Foscolo, Gentile and Rossini, thus it is known also as the Temple of the Italian Glories (Tempio dell'Itale Glorie). The Basilica is the largest Franciscan church in the world. Its most notable features are its sixteen chapels, many of them decorated with frescoes by Giotto and his pupils, and its tombs and cenotaphs. Legend says that Santa Croce was founded by St Francis himself. The construction of the current church, to replace an older building, was begun on 12 May 1294, possibly by Arnolfo di Cambio, and paid for by some of the city's wealthiest families. It was consecrated in 1442 by Pope Eugene IV. The building's design reflects the austere approach of the Franciscans. The floorplan is an Egyptian or Tau cross (a symbol of St Francis), 115 metres in length with a nave and two aisles separated by lines of octagonal columns. To the south of the church was a convent, some of whose buildings remain. The Primo Chiostro, the main cloister, houses the Cappella dei Pazzi, built as the chapter house, completed in the 1470s. Filippo Brunelleschi (who had designed and executed the dome of the Duomo) was involved in its design which has remained rigorously simple and unadorned. In 1560, the choir screen was removed as part of changes arising from the Counter-Reformation and the interior rebuilt by Giorgio Vasari. As a result, there was damage to the church's decoration and most of the altars previously located on the screen were lost. The bell tower was built in 1842, replacing an earlier one damaged by lightning. The neo-Gothic marble façade, by Nicolò Matas, dates from 1857-1863. A Jewish architect Niccolo Matas from Ancona, designed the church's 19th-century neo-Gothic facade, working a prominent Star of David into the composition. Matas had wanted to be buried with his peers but because he was Jewish, he was buried under the porch and not within the walls. In 1866, the complex became public property, as a part of government suppression of most religious houses, following the wars that gained Italian independence and unity. The Museo dell'Opera di Santa Croce is housed mainly in the refectory, also off the cloister. A monument to Florence Nightingale stands in the cloister, in the city in which she was born and after which she was named. Brunelleschi also built the inner cloister, completed in 1453. In 1966, the Arno River flooded much of Florence, including Santa Croce. The water entered the church bringing mud, pollution and heating oil. The damage to buildings and art treasures was severe, taking several decades to repair. Today the former dormitory of the Franciscan Friars houses the Scuola del Cuoio (Leather School). Visitors can watch as artisans craft purses, wallets, and other leather goods which are sold in the adjacent shop. The Basilica became popular with Florentines as a place of worship and patronage and it became customary for greatly honoured Florentines to be buried or commemorated there. Some were in chapels owned by wealthy families such as the Bardi and Peruzzi. As time progressed, space was also granted to notable Italians from elsewhere.
Firenze - Basilica di Santa Croce
La Basilica di Santa Croce, nell'omonima piazza a Firenze, è una delle più grandi chiese officiate dai francescani e una delle massime realizzazioni del gotico in Italia. È nota come Tempio dell'Itale glorie per le numerose sepolture di sommi artisti, letterati e scienziati che racchiude. La definizione risale al carme Dei Sepolcri di Ugo Foscolo in un passo in cui l'autore definisce Firenze:
« ma più beata che in un tempio accolte
serbi l'itale glorie, »
(Ugo Foscolo Dei Sepolcri, vv.180 e segg.)
Nonostante sia una chiesa cattolica, vi sono anche sepolture di persone non credenti, come lo stesso Foscolo. La prima personalità qui inumata fu Leonardo Bruni, mentre l'ultima persona sepolta effettivamente in Santa Croce fu Giovanni Gentile nel 1944, ma nel dopoguerra verranno apposte delle targhe commemorative, come quella per Enrico Fermi, la cui tomba si trova negli Stati Uniti dove morì nel 1954.
Santa Croce è un simbolo prestigioso di Firenze, il luogo di incontro dei più grandi artisti, teologi, religiosi, letterati, umanisti e politici, che determinarono, nella buona e cattiva sorte, l'identità della città tardo-medievale e rinascimentale. Al suo interno trovarono inoltre ospitalità celebri personaggi della storia della Chiesa come san Bonaventura, Pietro di Giovanni Olivi, sant'Antonio da Padova, san Bernardino da Siena, san Ludovico d'Angiò. Fu anche luogo d'accoglienza per pontefici come Sisto IV, Eugenio IV, Leone X, Clemente XIV. Ha il rango di Basilica minore.
Florence, Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen, Piazza Santa Croce, September 1st 2010.
Hallelujah, sung by Leonard Cohen at Piazza Santa Croce, Italy on September 1st 2010.
Piazza Santa Croce, Florence, Italy
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Piazza di Santa Croce, Florence Italy
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Piazza Santa Croce, Florence, Italy
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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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Florence, Take this waltz, Leonard Cohen, Piazza Santa Croce, september 1st 2010.
Take this waltz, sung by Leonard Cohen at Piazza Santa Croce, Florence Italy, on September 1st 2010.