| Piazza
della Signoria
 Built
on the ruins of the 13th century Ghibelline
homes, Piazza della Signoria has been
the center of the political and social
life of the city for centuries and is
without doubt the most beautiful square
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Piazzale
Michelangelo
 The
Piazzale Michelangelo overlooks one of
the most famous and magnificent city views
in the world. From here you can see the
whole of Florence at a glance - from Forte
Belvedere to Santa Croce, the Ponte Vecchio,
the Duomo, the Uffizi, Palazzo della Signoria
and the Bargello, etc.
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Piazza
Pitti
 Filippo
Brunelleschi designed the original square-shaped
building in around 1440 for the merchant
Luca Pitti; the Medici family bought it
in 1550, during the reign of Cosimo I,
and work immediately got under way on
the enlargements under Bartolomeo Ammannati,
followed by Giulio and Alfonso Parigi,
and, under the Lorraines, architects Giuseppe
Ruggeri, Gaspare Maria Paoletti and Pasquale
Poccianti, who added the two lateral wings
curving around the square (called Ronḍs)
and the Palazzina of the Meridiana. »
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Piazza
Santa Croce
 This
palace was built by Giulio Parigi, an
architect who worked on the Pitti Palace
for the Medici family, and who repeated
the mediaeval leitmotiv of the projecting
consoles that can be seen on the buildings
beside it, between the ground and the
first floors. »
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Piazza
Santo Spirito
 Piazza
Santo Spirito was born as an open-air
theatre for the Augustinian monks to preach,
and has been used also for non-religious
purposes as well, such as shows and markets.
The refectory is the oldest building of
the monastery of Santo Spirito and was
built in the second half of the 14th Century.
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