Florence (Firenze), Italy, Italy

Richard n Sheila Travels 2016 Cruising Europe
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- Day 9
- Monday, June 27, 2016 at 11:00 AM
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 64 m
- Italy Palazzo Vecchio 43.76911, 11.2559543°46’9” N 11°15’21” E
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Florence (Firenze), Italy
June 27, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
So famous. Especially if you read Dan Brown 😉

Nearly 2 hrs on the bus through typical Tuscan countryside - well tended, with countless small groves of Olives, vineyards,

City centre still laid out over old Roman roads. Many of the buildings and facades are 700+ years old. Michelangelo's David sits in a large square/piazza with maybe 20 other equally ancient but less famous statues. This David is an exact replica from the same exact same marble ... original is in the museum to help preserve it not your mention the security risk if it was out in an open piazza.

Il Duomo is just incredible ... separate post.Read more
Richard n Sheila Travels A gallery of other Statues in the same Piazza della Signoria as David. The blue/green is of Perseus holding the head of Medusa ...
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Richard n Sheila Travels Michelangelo's David stands in the Piazzo della Signoria. This is a replica though, the original is housed in the Accademia Gallery in Florence for security. Carved from a single piece of marble from the same quarry, it's an exact replica in every way. It's 5m tall and took 3 carvers 3 years to complete
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Richard n Sheila Travels Neptune also stands in the same piazza.
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