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ARCHITECT: ARNOLFO DI CAMBIO (1299)
The Pallazo Vecchio, or old palace, is located on the Piazza della Signoria next to the Loggia dei Lanzi and the Uffizi Gallery.
It's entrance was the original location of Michelangelo's David until it was moved in 1873 to the4 Accademia Gallery and replaced by a replica.
LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S WEB PAGE ON THE PALAZZO VECCHIO
TRAVEL: 1984, 2017 -
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Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, 1984.
Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, 2017.
Entrance with statues of Michelangelo's David (replica)and Hercules and Cacus by Baccio Bandinelli, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, 2017.
Grandson, Alex, hamming it up posing as David, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, 2017.
Entrance as seen from the corner of the Loggia dei Lanzi, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, 2017.
Benvenuto Cellini's Perseus is in the foreground.
Detail of Bandinelli's Hercules and Cacus, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, 2017.
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page last revised november 2021