Florence

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Florence Statistics and figures

Florence In Numbers About [su_table] Population 379,122 2014 Country Italy 2017 Region Tuscany 2017 Province Florence (FI) 2017 Time zone CET, UTC+1 2017 Dialing code 055 2017 Postal code 50100 2017 Patron Saint John the Baptist 2017 Coordinates 43°46′18″N 11°15′13″E / 43.77167, 11.25361 2017 [/su_table] Gender Ratio  [su_table] Population By Gender Males 179,225 2016 Females …

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Palazzo Pitti

Palazzo Pitti

The Palazzo Pitti also known as the Pitti Palace, positioned on the south side of the River Arno, short distance walk from the Ponte Vecchio. The palace can be dated back to 1458 and was originally the residence of Luca Pitti, who was a Florentine Banker. In 1549 the Famous Medici Family bought the Palace …

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Uffizi Gallery

Uffizi Gallery

The Uffizi building which houses the Uffizi Gallery dates back to 1560, built by Giorgio Vasari for Cosimo I de’ Medici, to house the Granducal Magistratures of Tuscany. Uffizi is one of the first modern museums which opened to visitors in 1765 and formally becoming a museum in 1865 and currently the most visited Gallery in Italy. After …

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Florence Cathedral

Florence Cathedral

Florence Cathedral is dedicated to Santa Maria del Fiore and designed by  Arnolfo di Cambio and construction began in 1296 had finished in 1368, it took 72 years to build. The Cathedral is fully covered by coloured marbles except for the façade that remained unfinished and was terminated only in the 19th century. A number of areas …

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Isolatedtraveller Photographs of Florence

Photographs of Florence

Florence a beautiful city once a wealthy city, it has slowly became a famous tourist spot, with over 10 million people visiting the city every year, it’s the capital city of Tuscany region, known for its masterpieces of renaissance art and architecture. Information and Statistics  Elevation 50 m Area: 102.41 km2 Time zone CET (UTC+1) Official site: comune.fi.it …

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