Salon of the Great Hall

Museo di Palazzo Vecchio

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November 23rd 2010
In the Piazza di Signora, there is the Museo di Palazzo Vecchio, which was the residence of the Medici family starting in 1500's. The place is wonderfully preserved to its condition in the 1500's. We are very glad that we visited it. It was well worth the 12 euro entrance fee. The frescoes, walls, floors, windows and paintings were fantastic. We took quite a few pictures, but they do not do it ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more