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Secret 16th century passageway built for the ruling family of Florence, Italy opens to the ...

New York Post 28 Dec 2024
It connects three of the city’s landmarks — the Palazzo Vecchio, its town hall, the Uffizi Galleries, once the rulers’ offices, now an art museum, and Palazzo Pitti, the palace where the family lived.
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Secret passage that Florence’s Medici used to move safely reopens to public after 8-year renovation

Wtop 23 Dec 2024
It stretches from the Uffizi Museums to the imposing Palazzo Pitti, passing over Ponte Vecchio above the tiny historic jewelry boutiques that cross the Arno river.
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Secret passage that Florence's Medici used to move safely reopens to public after 8-year renovation

Beaumont Enterprise 22 Dec 2024
It stretches from the Uffizi Museums to the imposing Palazzo Pitti, passing over Ponte Vecchio above the tiny historic jewelry boutiques that ...
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Secret passageway through one of Italy’s most famous cityscapes opens to public for first time

CNN 21 Dec 2024
the Palazzo Vecchio (the city’s political center), the Uffizi Galleries (once the rulers’ offices, or “uffici”) and Palazzo Pitti, where the family lived ... — and even along the top of the Ponte Vecchio.
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Secret passageway through one of Italy's most famous cityscapes opens to public for first time

RNZ 21 Dec 2024
the Palazzo Vecchio (the city's political centre), the Uffizi Galleries (once the rulers' offices, or "uffici") and Palazzo Pitti, where the family lived ... - and even along the top of the Ponte Vecchio.
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Florence’s secret rooftop passageway opens to the public

The Times/The Sunday Times 20 Dec 2024
... by Florence’s ruling Medici family in 1565 so they could get back home to the palace from the Uffizi and the city government offices at Palazzo Vecchio without ever having to meet their subjects.
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AI Meets Culture: Bridging Innovation and Preservation

Daily News Egypt 18 Dec 2024
In Italy, AI tools have been used to assess and repair damage to a fresco in Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio, which also houses a replica of Michelangelo’s “David.” In the UK, ...
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Raphael’s Esterhazy Madonna: A Budapest Museum Treasure in London

Hungary Today 17 Dec 2024
Florence, c ... View this post on Instagram ... It highlights key events, such as the unveiling of Michelangelo’s David, Leonardo’s work on the Mona Lisa, and the commissions for frescoes in Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio ... Related article. "The Gold of Pannonia." ... .
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Fair Play Menarini – The Champions Tell their Stories the sporting stars are ready to light up Palazzo Vecchio (A Menarini Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite Srl)

Public Technologies 29 Nov 2024
The thoughts and anecdotes of the legends of sports, models of fair play and loyalty, will be shared at the event held at the symbolic location of Florence's Palazzo Vecchio, which will open its doors ...
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Volterra and San Gimignano: Two sides of northern Tuscany

West Hawaii Today 03 Nov 2024
The vibrant, artsy town of Volterra was an important trading center for the ancient Etruscan people ... Volterra’s 800-year-old city hall claims to be the oldest in Tuscany, and clearly inspired the more famous Palazzo Vecchio in Florence ... .
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Curtain Calls: Michelangelo and da Vinci compete in ‘The Contest’ at Berkeley City Club

East Bay Times 28 Oct 2024
Historical fiction has always fascinated me ... Here Graves takes a real event in 1504 when Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were commissioned by the Republic of Florence to paint a battle scene on opposing walls in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence ... .
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The new Wolf Hall? Bitter rivalries in Renaissance Florence coming to BBC

The Observer 29 Sep 2024
In 1503 he began work on the Mona Lisa and then was asked to make a mural for the main hall, the Salone dei Cinquecento, in the city’s Palazzo Vecchio ... eventually sited opposite the Palazzo Vecchio.
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Rick Steves\u2019 Europe: Volterra and San Gimignano: Two sides of Northern Tuscany

Journal Gazette 17 Sep 2024
Rick Steves ... Bats burst through the floodlights amid ghostly towers held together with rusted iron corsets ... Updated ... Volterra's 800-year-old city hall claims to be the oldest in Tuscany, and clearly inspired the more famous Palazzo Vecchio in Florence ... .
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The most popular Italian destinations among UK residents

TravelDailyNews 12 Sep 2024
Italy is a top holiday destination worldwide, known for its attractions, authentic cuisine, and rich culture ... 1 Milan 127,542 ... 3 Rome 119,250 ... Popular sight recommendations here are the Florence Cathedral, Palazzo Vecchio and the Fountain of Neptune ... .
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Next Generation of Talent Converges at Venice Immersive

The Hollywood Reporter 28 Aug 2024
... within hours of its launch on the Biennale website — is being held on the island of Lazzaretto Vecchio, just a few meters from the shore of Corinth and the Palazzo del Cinema on the Venice Lido.

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